If it bleeds, it leads. The press will always seek to sensationalize any rare events to gain clicks / views. For this reason, people vastly outweigh the risks

If it bleeds, it leads. The press will always seek to sensationalize any rare events to gain clicks / views. For this reason, people vastly outweigh the risks of nuclear meltdown, terrorist attack, plane crash, child abduction, etc. So people are easily swayed to oppose nuclear development by fossil-fuel lobbying. Since the government must give approval for nuclear plants, their development becomes a political issue, replete with fear-mongering and NIMBYism. You're citing facts and calling for a balance of risk / reward for energy production, which is noble and should convince the HN crowd. But the reality of nuclear power is that it's political, and facts and politics do not cross paths very often :-) The way to change public opinion is through education, so I suggest every go and watch Pandora's Promise, which is an excellent documentary about nuclear power.