Public Nuclear Support Is Surprisingly Stable

Despite major accidents (Three Mile Island, Chernobyl, Fukushima) and near‑misses like Davis‑Besse, U.S. public support for nuclear power settled into a persistent band (roughly 40–60%) from the 1990s onward. That stickiness suggests attitudes are shaped by long‑run frames and institutions, not just episodic events. — If public comfort with nuclear is stable, then policy choices about investment, licensing, and communication should treat public opinion as a persistent constraint rather than a volatile variable.