Hardly an odd fear when adding new systematic components to the material supply chain massively increases the chance of some of that supply leaking. Not doing

Hardly an odd fear when adding new systematic components to the material supply chain massively increases the chance of some of that supply leaking. Not doing that route makes you less exposed to risk. In an extremely complex world where risk needs to be minimized as much as possible, it's totally reasonable for society to decide not to extract plutonium at mass scale in a free market way. Sure if the military controlled the whole thing (as they do via their own supply chain) that could perhaps feel more secure... but who controls outflows of waste between governments, etc? Oh and the mind-boggling cost. Who pays? Nuclear is one of the most expensive forms of energy when you cost in the full price of making it safe, including dealing with waste and ensuring absolutely no proliferation of weapons.