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Monday, October 3, 2011

Americans' Support for Nuclear Energy Holds at Majority Level 6 Months After Japan Accident

Americans' Support for Nuclear Energy Holds at Majority Level 6 Months After Japan Accident

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Six months after the Fukushima Daiichi accident in Japan, solid majorities of Americans still view nuclear energy favorably, still support the extension of operating licenses at existing facilities that meet federal safety standards, and still believe that construction of a new reactor is acceptable at the site of the nearest nuclear power plant that already is operating, a new national survey shows.

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