we should take comfort in the fact that nuclear power is one of the few industries that designs for the worst case scenario and that is actively regulated in most western countries. The quality of that regulation can be improved but it is far better than the other use case of nuclear technology - weapons. We have no idea how effective or functional the safety systems in place for the world's nuclear arsenal are or how antiquated they are.
In my lifetime, I have seen the quality of western regulation and institutions consistently decline. Particularly the more money enters into a given industry. It's one of the reasons I'm skeptical of nuclear power.
then you should be equally sceptical of the claim that wind and solar are the future. There is no scalable solution to their volatility and magical battery tech is always just around the corner.
Wind and solar do not require the same quality of regulation as nuclear. Nor do they have the same long term security and stability commitments - e.g. see nuclear reactor sites in the Ukraine conflict.
