I think a lot of people have yet to internalize this fact: Humans aren't Vulcans, and pure rationality does not now, and never will in the future, drive public policy. Humans are emotional beings, and failing to account for and appeal to that will always result in failure.

That's a great reason to predict nuclear power will not be built, but a terrible reason to e.g. vote against it.

We could shut down a technology on a single fatality if we focused hard enough on the victim and their family.