What I don't get about all of this is that the hard, expensive part of nuclear power is building + certifying the plants. Once they're up and running, they produce essentially free, zero-carbon electricity, safely and reliably.
So why turn off the working ones if you're anti-nuke? Why not just stop new construction? They're going to burn coal instead, which releases vastly more radioactive material.
So why turn off the working ones if you're anti-nuke? Why not just stop new construction? They're going to burn coal instead, which releases vastly more radioactive material.