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I don't know if humans are rational in that way.

Isn't nuclear energy, one of the safest forms of energy overall?

But I still can't shake the fear of it.

And that fear across most of the population has hindered nuclear energy despite all its benefits.

It is going to be interesting to watch how regulation unfolds.

There are two dimensions to "safe":

-how often does it fail,

-what are the consequences of a failure.

When you plot those two and set what is the "acceptable" area, it is skewed. And it is perfectly normal.