I dunno, I think the invention of nuclear weapons was always a bad idea and the only thing they've brought into the world is more fear. The moral panic about them has pretty much been proven true. Just because the tech continues to exist doesn't mean it should.
But the moral panic around nuclear power...?
I wouldn't say it necessarily seems silly if you consider Chernobyl, Fukushima and Three Mile Island. Yes, society has benefitted from nuclear power but it absolutely needs constant supervision to keep disasters at a minimum.