You're repeating some of the excuses the article addresses.
- The author says they studied nuclear in grad school, and are probably therefore an expert.
- They quantify the additional risk of meltdown due to delaying new safety regulations. It's negligible compared to operating plants according to the new regulations.
- Their proposal would increase Germany's stockpile of nuclear waste by 3%, which is surely within engineering tolerances, ignoring the fact that the disposal facilities were planned before they decided to prematurely close the plants.
I don't see how it matters which political party made which political decisions in the past. Conditions have changed.
- The author says they studied nuclear in grad school, and are probably therefore an expert.
- They quantify the additional risk of meltdown due to delaying new safety regulations. It's negligible compared to operating plants according to the new regulations.
- Their proposal would increase Germany's stockpile of nuclear waste by 3%, which is surely within engineering tolerances, ignoring the fact that the disposal facilities were planned before they decided to prematurely close the plants.
I don't see how it matters which political party made which political decisions in the past. Conditions have changed.