If nuclear could be bought online with the same kind of investment profile as solar and wind I doubt the political aspect would be anywhere near as big a factor

If nuclear could be bought online with the same kind of investment profile as solar and wind I doubt the political aspect would be anywhere near as big a factor. Even without the politics someone building nuclear is being forced to make a very big and long term bet with a lot of uncertainty on how it will perform across its lifetime compared with future innovation in renewables.