Flamanville - cost overrun. Olkiluoto - cost overrun. Hinkeley Point C - cost overrun. You see the pattern? The bane of the nuclear industry is not safety, but cost. Too expensive and risky to build and decomission.
I guess it's easier when you can't lose anything if things go bad: the former Areva CEO, Anne Lauvergeon didn't have any problem becoming board member in many big corporation[2] after her terrible management lead Areva to bankruptcy ...
[1] : the CFO resigned to protest against the deal, and the trade unions were strongly against
[2] : Suez, Total, Vodaphone, EADS ... https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Lauvergeon#Mandats_sociau...