There is a healthy dose of pragmatism. Probably, very few people would choose nuclear if there were loads of alternatives, the capital cost and build times are

There is a healthy dose of pragmatism. Probably, very few people would choose nuclear if there were loads of alternatives, the capital cost and build times are insane and despite improvements, let's not pretend that nuclear fuel is easy to deal with. But take away gas and coal and you are left with the green alternatives like solar, wind and waves which all have their own challenges the first two have high variability and aren't great for base-load and the third has challenges building equipment that can survive the extremely harsh ocean currents for a period of time that will not leave a trail of rusting relics (afaik).