Considering coal power plants emit more radioactivity than nuclear ones [1], having 8500 coal plants instead of nuclear doesn't seem to be a great deal anyway. You could tell me even coal plants shouldn't exist, but they do, new ones are built, basically unopposed compared to nuclear even if they are far more dangerous.

[1] https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/E-9-2022-00356....