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I assume it wasn't just Chernobyl that is the reason for our current nuclear situation.

Then the question is, what was it.

Based on how little people cared about smog and CO2 I assume it was just never that cheap and easy to do.

The same with every other alternative energy source: Oil Companies/Countries lobby.

It’s probably that plus anti-nuclear weapon fears.

It was preventable without nuclear too, so I don't see why it would have made a difference.

Nuclear 20+ years ago, before PV was cheaper than basically everything, would have displaced quite a lot of fossil fuels.

While I don't see a long term future for fission, I'm still quite happy with it being rolled out wherever politicians decide to, simply because I see a value in diversity of supply.

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