[familyop]

"If I'm going to be situated downwind of a powerplant, nuclear is my first choice."

...better than being downwind from a coal burner, I suppose.

[BlazingArizona]

...better than being downwind from a coal burner, I suppose.

And if you lived downwind from a coal plant, you would get more radiation. Nuclear plants are not allowed to release radiation outside containment, but coal plants can belch all they want.