[Civitello]

I believe that a significant part of the reason the nuclear is so unpopular is due to the influence of the Simpsons.

[acyou]

How do we separate cause from effect here? Anti nuclear sentiment is quite a bit older than Homer Simpson.

[lazide]

Nuclear had PR issues long before the first episode of the simpsons.

[toyg]

The Simpsons came out when the mainstream view of nuclear had already long been developed, with Chernobyl and 3Mile being the cherries on top. By the '90s, the anti-nuke protesters of the '70s / early '80s had grown up and got into power.