I wasn’t exactly scared the first time I went near a nuclear power station, but a bit anxious. (It was Sellafield; I was vaguely near it for a week of family holiday and we happened to drive on a road that was within sight of it a few times. Haven’t seen Sellafield since.)

The landlady of the B+B we were staying at was insistant that it was a good thing; it provided lots of jobs and besides, she’d never heard of it doing anyone any damage.

I was about 14-15 and going through a “if it causes just one death we must shut it down” phase; thankfully I didn’t say anything.