There seems to be something much deeper about nuclear fear. If ones concern is 'worst case scenarios' then they should be at least, if not more, afraid of hydro

There seems to be something much deeper about nuclear fear. If ones concern is 'worst case scenarios' then they should be at least, if not more, afraid of hydro power or dams in general. Dam failures are nasty, the Banqiao Dam failure killed ~200,000 people alone. While nuclear may be more 'complex', both are subject to human failure and I don't think the protection systems for dams are nearly as automated as they are for nuclear. IMO with modern nuclear power the most likely cause of a major incident is a natural problem (earthquake) leading to failure which I think is also true of dams (rainfall). With climate change looming I'm actually a little more concerned about dams, there were several fairly close calls in the last few years alone caused by rainfall amounts the dams were barely able to handle. e.g. Oroville Dam had 180,000 people in danger, the dam in Lynchburg, VA, Bell Falls Dam in Quebec a month ago, etc.