Nuclear power: why is it so unpopular?

The meltdown at a nuclear power station in Fukushima, Japan, ten years ago stoked anxieties about nuclear energy. But nuclear is one of the safest, most reliable and sustainable forms of energy, and decarbonising will be much more difficult without it. Further content: Sign up to our newsletter about climate change: The Economist also has a new weekly newsletter, Simply Science: Find all our coverage on science and technology: See our latest coverage on climate change: Why didn’t the Fukushima disaster spur reforms in Japan? The lessons about nuclear power, ten years on from Fukushima: What is the future of Britain’s nuclear reactors? Why smaller nuclear reactors might be better: How the world relies on Russia for nuclear power plants: https://