Nuclear is artificially expensive due to the amount of people it takes to operate and guard a plant. It’s estimated that to get a permit to build a new one will be close to $100 million and to actually build one will be close to $20 billion.
In contrast, a coal plant is around $1 billion. There are companies that are developing portable nuclear generation capable of powering 20,000 homes for 10 years.
I call them the dark earthers because they aren’t happy with any source of power or use. They want us back in the caves.