[kodemager]

Maybe, but those of us who grew up in the wake of Chernobyl are likely never going to support nuclear power regardless of the facts. You can ignore that fact, but that doesn’t mean society is somehow magically going to readjust to what is “right” or “scientific”.

I say this, not in defence of the anti-nuclear generations of Europe but more so to explain why the political climate is how it is.

Beyond this comes money. Our technology sector is invested in basically every sort of green energy, except for nuclear. All our advantages in making money lie in things like wind and solar power, and if we were to truly adopt nuclear power, it’s very likely that all that money would leave Europe and go into Chinese or Indian technology. Which may be great for the planet, but you’re just not going to see European politicians stand in line to transfer energy sector jobs in the hundreds or thousands out from Europe.

It is what it is, but this isn’t likely to change in the next 40 so years.

[samwillis]

> Beyond this comes money. Our technology sector is invested in basically every sort of green energy, except for nuclear.

Fortunately (at least in my opinion) this is changing, Rolls-Royce are developing new "mini nuclear reactors". We have the technological expertise and it looks like we are beginning to see the political and financial motivation too.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-59212983