This point cannot be stressed enough. A lot of people have the tendency to look down on the general public for falling into this state of panic and fear about nuclear power and excuse the decisions of the government as them responding to public pressure. But it's the other way around. A government that works for the people would instead seek to educate people about nuclear power, to allay their fears and to explain to them why nuclear is still a much better and safer solution for them than fossil fuel. Public opinion can be shaped very easily if only there was the political will to wage a concerted media campaign to promote nuclear power. Instead liberal governments use the excuse of public opinion to hide behind when they make decisions which harm the people but enrich the politicians' corporate masters.