My concern with nuclear, is not the risk today, but the risk we are leaving for those 500, 1000 or 10,000 years in the future.

Turning to nuclear power means that we will have more waste to deal with - and more risks for the future of human-kind. I have no idea what society will look like in just 200 years, but it feels dangerous to be storing up these issues for them to deal with. (I have the same concerns about rampant fossil fuel use).

Yes in the short term nuclear power can also have a 'boogie man' affect, but that shouldn't take away from the concerns that many, who are wary of nuclear power, have for the future.