> which would almost certainly increase the mortality rate This is not at all certain. There are ways of loosening regulations while not making them less safe.

> which would almost certainly increase the mortality rate This is not at all certain. There are ways of loosening regulations while not making them less safe. Even if there weren't, it is not guaranteed that having less safe regulations would result in less safe nuclear plants. Even if the nuclear plants were less safe[1], there is no guarantee that would result in more incidents. Edit [1]: meaning they operate under less stringent safety standards and procedures, not a comment on the outcomes