Skirata I think in the end despite the evidence that coal has its downsides, people will still want to use it over nuclear. I believe this to be true because although a meltdown has a very low chance of occurring, if it were to happen its effects are devastating.

If a meltdown occurs the surrounded area is uninhabitable for years. That is a big deal for many people. Coal, although it produces greenhouse gases and produces more radioactive by-products then nuclear, you don't have that problem of the destruction of an area of land if something happens to go wrong.

This article though shows that coal has its downsides and that some type of energy that is not coal or nuclear needs to be found, in my opinion.