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Poll shows British rejection of nuclear power future

Fewer than 10 per cent of people now believe nuclear should be the priority for energy investment in coming years, while more than 75 per cent think that the Government’s top energy investment priority should be either renewable energy, or energy saving…

Britain goes cold on new plants in Fukushima’s wake, The Indpendent  By Michael McCarthy,   22 March Japan’s nuclear crisis has stalled the growing support for a UK “nuclear renaissance”, a new poll reveals.

More than a third of Britons – 37 per cent – say they are now more likely to oppose “new nukes” in the UK after the reactor catastrophe at Fukushima.

More than a third of Britons – 37 per cent – say they are now more likely to oppose “new nukes” in the UK after the reactor catastrophe at Fukushima.i

Almost half of the people surveyed – 44 per cent – said they were worried about the safety of UK nuclear plants, with support for replacement nuclear power stations dropping.

Fewer than 10 per cent of people now believe nuclear should be the priority for energy investment in coming years, while more than 75 per cent think that the Government’s top energy investment priority should be either renewable energy, or energy saving…

Britain goes cold on new plants in Fukushima’s wake – UK Politics, UK – The Independent

March 22, 2011 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | opposition to nuclear, UK