Non-nuclear power kills far more people each year than nuclear has killed during its entire existence. "...before having the slightest idea what to do with nuclear waste." implies that there is some way to do so that will result in a hundred thousand deaths annually. I don't know of a way to botch the job that badly?
That’s not how whataboitism works. When you are choosing between two options, you are inherently deciding based on the pros and cons of each. You might claim false dilemma by saying that we don’t need either nuclear or fossil fuels, but it’s perfectly valid to say that if the choice is between “what exists now” and nuclear, fossil fuels kill far more people.
