alexandraerin

I'll add, as well, that in addition to a lack of new nuclear reactors, there have been very few new coal-fueled plants or oil refineries - messy, stinky, potentially dangerous plant sites are not well received by the local populations, but CAN'T be built in the middle of nowhere because they require a sizable number of high-skilled workers, as well as access to the existing distribution infrastructure (as adding sufficient additional distribution channels to place the thing in the middle of nowhere can defeat the purpose).

So, nuclear IS unpopular, and it's not without its risks, but it's not WHOLE lot more unpopular that sticking an oil refinery on the same spot.