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I don't think most people do. Well, there is the usual NIMBYism, but the energy industry has figured out how to rally the public, even if it is for something disastrous like fracking.

I think the *idea* that most decision-makers and advocates are against nuclear because of those two reasons (waste & explosion), is holding us back from having a constructive conversation.

Just my 2 cents, I haven't done any academic work on this.

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Japan has had really, really strong anti nuclear sentiment since Fukushima despite being very gung ho about it before.

Of the 54 reactors operating pre-earthquake, only 9 have been approved for restart and only 4 are actually operating. This is a huge operational risk for investors when billions of dollars of capital are at stake, so investors have piled into smaller, nimbler projects.

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