It takes billions and almost a decade to spin up a reactor. Current reactors are a generational risk. One bomb at Diablo Canyon and an area the size of New Jersey becomes uninhabitable for 1000 years.

Had Fukushima gone slightly differently you would have lost Tokyo and the 125 mile stretch of the island nation would be uninhabitable for a generation.

Lessons from a near miss

That’s not even considering the spent fuel concerns…

Meanwhile you could build plenty of solar and wind gen with none of the risk.