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  • Nov, 2012

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    Nuclear power

    Q. Do you agree or disagree with the following statements?

     

    Total agree

    Total disagree

    Strongly agree

    Agree

    Disagree

    Strongly disagree

    Don’t know

    Nuclear power is a good way to reduce greenhouse emissions

    40%

    35%

    10%

    30%

    19%

    16%

    25%

    We should develop renewable energy options before nuclear

    77%

    11%

    41%

    36%

    8%

    3%

    12%

    Nuclear power is too risky because of the risk of serious accidents

    62%

    27%

    28%

    34%

    20%

    7%

    12%

    Nuclear power isn’t worth it because of the need to manage radioactive waste

    63%

    22%

    32%

    31%

    17%

    5%

    15%

    Establishing a nuclear industry would be too expensive

    42%

    29%

    17%

    25%

    23%

    6%

    29%

    We have our own uranium supplies so it’s logical we should develop nuclear power.

    37%

    40%

    9%

    28%

    22%

    18%

    23%

    There was strong majority agreement with the statements  “We should develop renewable energy options before nuclear” (77%), “Nuclear power isn’t worth it because of the need to manage radioactive waste “ (63%) and “Nuclear power is too risky because of the risk of serious accidents “ (62%).

    However, respondents were approximately evenly split over “Nuclear power is a good way to reduce greenhouse emissions” (40% agree/35% disagree) and “We have our own uranium supplies so it’s logical we should develop nuclear power” (37%/40%).

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