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The evidence that the larger bombbay was to carry an atomic bomb is specious. On the same level of evidence, perhaps the Lancaster's bombbay was big so it could carry an atomic bomb?
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Just replying to one post at a time, Graham you are selectively disregarding information.
Several lancasters in 617 squadron did have bomb bay modifications for dambusting and Grand Slam bombs.
To make the analogy about an ordinary Lancaster that it had a special mission would be folly, but if one were to observe a 617 Sqn Lanc and see an unusual bomb bay one would be quite justified in saying that the departure from normal configuration was for an unusual purpose.
In the case of the He-177 Grieff V38 we are advised the reason for such deviation was to create a bomb bay for a nuclear weapon. When a subsequent aircraft turns up with the same bomb bay and able to overcome the "heavy losses" issue over British airspace at a time when most of the Luftwaffe bomber force was disbanded does suggest an intended special mission over Britain.
This is the process of Ockham's Razor. To apply your thought process to reject everything that is not in official war histories because you don't wish to explore the possibility is not a valid logical thought process.
The purpose of a forum is to explore the facts and uncover history which may for whatever reason may be lost to us in the present day. Just blankly denying and blocking that exploration serves no purpose.
In the absence of some other logical theory we have a series of related unusual facts all pointing to a similar conclusion.
I am inviting anyone to point towards some other logical answer which fits all the known facts. It is also true that the design team for this aircraft were captured and employed during the Cold War by the Soviets. Just like in the West many of these WW2 high tech projects became shrouded in mystery or disinformation.
i am ernestly trying to peel back the facts.