I mean im guessing its because it may not be as profitable, or atleast at first, boycotts or directly just capitalism fucking everything up? i legit always imagine aliens seeing us still use coal while having DISCOVERED IN 1932
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Both the association with nuclear weapons and several high profile nuclear accidents worked to shape public perception negatively towards nuclear power.
And the tiny tiny matter of it never having been economically viable. Both the R&D and construction were massively subsidised by the state. Then the corporations were allowed to skim off the profits while the nukes were running. After that the state gets stuck with the bill for decommissioning. It's always been a racket. The only reason "civilian" nuclear power exists is as a fig leaf for nuclear armament.
I don't think post war Germany had the delusion of their own nukes. Here the nuclear industry just exists to shuffle public money into private pockets.
Franz-Josef very much wanted Germany to have the bomb. While the German nuclear program was ostensibly always civilian, they absolutely wanted to keep the option open.
Isn't that the dream for every business ever?