Well, it's always "different this time", because "newer designs".
Meanwhile countless tones of toxic waster from said reactors are also transported through regular highways and roads en route to disposal and/or are dumped in the sea by governments and "cheapest offer" subcontractors (including the mafia [3]).
Until sufficient solar and wind power generation comes online, I would rather we use nuclear and gas-fired power plants, and in that order. I think that on the balance nuclear power is cleaner. The sooner we get off fossil fuels, the better.
Meanwhile countless tones of toxic waster from said reactors are also transported through regular highways and roads en route to disposal and/or are dumped in the sea by governments and "cheapest offer" subcontractors (including the mafia [3]).
[1] http://www.independent.co.uk/news/ministers-admit-nuclear-wa...
[2] https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702304773104579268...
[3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toxic_waste_dumping_by_the_'Nd...