There are many other reasons. We believed that: - major accidents will be very rare (if any), - industrial breeding will become possible (in order not to be

There are many other reasons. We believed that: - major accidents will be very rare (if any), - industrial breeding will become possible (in order not to be dependent on uranium reserves or suppliers), - nuclear power was the only option (at the time there were no industrial way to exploit renewable energy) - terrorists, war and suicidal operators were not factors, - dumping nuclear waste in various places (even in the sea) is adequate All this is now way more difficult to believe.