The only way I see that the decision to exceed the expected life time was a bad decision is if they could have replaced it with an other non-fossil fuel solutio

The only way I see that the decision to exceed the expected life time was a bad decision is if they could have replaced it with an other non-fossil fuel solution. The problem is indeed human greed. Even with the accidents that have occurred, I am still glad that people did historically run with the risk over burning even more fossil fuels. My concern over pollution, especially global warming, is far greater than my concerns over nuclear accidents.