I think one of the biggest issues with nuclear power is that they are designed to last decades yet they need to bee maintained properly operate safely over time

I think one of the biggest issues with nuclear power is that they are designed to last decades yet they need to bee maintained properly operate safely over time, which can be a bit expensive and responsibility shifts over time so it gets "forgotten" easily and leaders can blame their predecessors if something bad happens. Here is a research about the safety status of nuclear power plants in switzerland: https://correctiv.org/top-stories/2018/09/12/brandgefaehrlich-so-marode-ist-der-brandschutz-in-europas-atomkraftwerken/ https://correctiv.org/top-stories/2018/09/12/brandgefaehrlic... - sadly in german only