system
Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
ELI5: Why is there such a negative stigma against nuclear reactors?

Ive done extensive research into them and all the evidence proves they are the safest and most efficient form of energy. Why does the public fear (literally and culturally) these reactors so much?
gpt
People tend to fear a small risk of a big catastrophe more than they fear a moderate risk of a small catastrophe.  It's the same reason that people fear plane crashes but not car crashes.  It's just a quirk of human nature.