Sep 30, 2008

--SIXTY-NINE PERCENT OF AMERICANS "DEFINITELY" FAVOR NEW NUCLEAR PLANTS in the US, according to a poll by Bisconti Research and GfK for the Nuclear Energy Institute. This is 10% more than favored new reactors in a similar poll last conducted in April 2007, NEI said September 29. Three-fourths of those polled said they "would find it acceptable to add a new reactor at the nearest existing nuclear power plant site," 9% more than last year, NEI said. The poll found that 38% "strongly favor" nuclear energy and 10% "strongly oppose" the technology, it said. Nuclear plants are considered "safe and secure" by 78% of those surveyed, up from 71% in April 2007, NEI said. Seventy-six percent said the US should continue to develop a geologic spent fuel repository at Yucca Mountain in Nevada as long as it meets NRC regulations, it said. Ann Bisconti, president of Bisconti Research, said in a statement that, "in the 25 years that I have been tracking public opinion about nuclear energy, I have never witnessed anything like this increase on all the measures [of support for nuclear power] across the board." The telephone survey of 1,000 adults was conducted September 18-21 and has a margin of error of plus or minus 3%.

9 comments:

  1. I found your new blog and will follow...
    'On Ya'- ma

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  2. Welcome to Blogger, my dear. I look forward to unpacking and settling in with you.

    Beth

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  3. gotcha... as soon as I get caught up I will post my link.
    hugs

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  4. Glad to see you here. Got ya set up. Have a good night.
    Hugs, Joyce

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  5. I don't being here at blogger will be that bad. We all have to roll with the times! Enjoy tomorrow.

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  6. Thanks for leaving me a comment and a link to your new blog. I've got you on my list now!

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  7. Glad that you and Beth made the move over. I have to find a way to get alerts when others make an entry. I did see a couple of blogs that have that but couldn't figure out how they did it. Helen

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  8. Found your blog, now how to move all my stuff.

    Claudia

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  9. Happy to see you have arrived and appear to be settling in nicely. Interesting article and statistics. I feel better about nuclear power than I did a few years ago. I think I was traumatized over TMI and Chernobyl. Now that a close friend works at one of the local plants & has told me how many safety measures are in place I feel better.
    Lisa

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