Is it? There have been two major nuclear power accidents in 70 years of civilian use.

The total death toll, including long-term cancer deaths, from Chernobyl is typically estimated around 4,000. For Fukushima it's a few dozen at most (while 25,000 died from the tsunami itself).

Meanwhile, the number of deaths from outdoor air pollution due to burning fossil fuels is estimated at 8.7 million – for the year 2021 alone.

"Humanity's worst nightmare" is the truck in your garage – not the nuclear reactor a hundred miles away.