Reply #2: Well, the problem is...

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Even when a majority of the population doesn't like new nuclear, they do like their lights turning on when they flick a switch, hot showers, and having their houses heated and air conditioned.

Until that changes, someone has to make the hard choices as to what kind of new power plants get erected.

The leaders don't have the luxury of being as myopic and close-minded as the ignorant masses can be at times, so they have to make the hard decisions so that everyone still gets the energy they rely on, without interruption.