As a consequence of the Chernobyl incident, parts of western Europe are still contaminated. For example, it is still not entirely safe to eat mushrooms or wild boar from Bavaria. And that is not going to change in my life time. About a 1000km away from Chernobyl. I am a physicist and certainly do not have irrational fears of nuclear energy. But the risks and uses of nuclear have to be carefully considered. Looking at the prices paid for modern reactors being built right now, they seem to be quite more expensive than wind and solar installations.