What are you talking about? I am pushing for complacency? What gave you that idea?
Just so we are clear: I am happy that the NRC is doing its job. The public has absolutely no idea what the NRC is doing, because it's much too technical.
I'm not sure you ever took some time to see what the NRC is doing, although most of what it's doing is not classified and posted for the public. If you have a few minutes to spare, head over to [1] and check some of the recent correspondence with Holtec related to Holtec's SMR approval. You will see how thorough the NRC is, how technical, and how detailed-oriented. I'm very happy they are like that, I would want, and expect, nothing else.
If that public vigilance actually exists (and it looks to me you consider yourself one member of the movement), then the public should spend time going through all those documents, and spot errors, and bring them to the public debate.
Instead you are just spreading FUD, that somehow we are on the brink of a new Chernobyl, and just because of the public vigilance we don't have an (actual quote from your comments) "uncontained meltdown".
Here's my proposal: take some time and browse through the NRC posted documents. Get to appreciate how extraordinarily thorough they are. If you find any hint they are not, take action, either write to them or to your representative. This way you'll be constructive. If you don't find, then maybe you'll get to respect them for the hard work they are putting in.
[1] https://www.nrc.gov/reactors/new-reactors/smr/licensing-acti...
You also continue to put words in my mouth.
Indeed I was not proposing a change. I was suggesting, quite explicitly, that it's better to store the nuclear spent fuel on site, as it is done today.
You are not proposing a change per se. You'd simply like the whole nuclear industry to disappear overnight, if that were possible. Or maybe I'm mistaken?
> There are constant attempts at regulatory capture and undermining safety
Maybe you can provide some links. I'm not familiar with attempts of regulatory capture in the context of the nuclear industry, but I'm familiar with the general concept of regulatory capture.
As for the rest of your argument, it looks like you are trying to refute something I never said. I personally consider that the NRC are doing a good job. I don't consider that what they do is "irrational", and my guess is that the engineers working for NuScale or Holtec, or other nuclear companies don't find them "irrational" either.