A few reasons why people might be pushing against nuclear:
- high electricity generation costs
- "I don't want to live next to a nuclear plant"
- If Japan can't handle it securely, why do we think we can?
- Unsolved long-term waste storage location
- Cost for long-term storage must additionally covered by the society
- We are producing radioactive waste that must be securely stored for thousands of years to feed the energy needs of a couple generations, even though there are more sustainable and cheaper alternatives
