(BRUSSELS) - Reservations about the use of nuclear energy are on the decline in Europe, although there is still no majority in favour, according to an EU survey published on Thursday.
Some 44 percent of Europeans are either “totally in favour” or “fairly in favour” of nuclear energy, according to the survey, carried out in February and March. (more…)
Vienna - Nuclear power is on the advance worldwide, and a recent safety scare in Europe is highly unlikely to stop it.
Nearly 440 nuclear reactors churn out electricity across the globe and more than 30 new plants are being built as the world’s energy appetite grows and oil prices soar. (more…)
Helsinki - A majority of Finnish voters oppose the construction of a sixth nuclear reactor, according to a survey published Thursday. Finland currently operates four nuclear reactors and construction of a fifth
reactor is underway at Olkiluoto, south-western Finland, where two reactors are operating.
The survey suggested 53 per cent opposed building a sixth reactor while 34 per cent had no objections to additional reactors. (more…)
Stockholm - Confidence in the Swedish nuclear power industry has dropped to its lowest level in 20 years in the wake of a reactor shutdown in 2006, a report said Wednesday. The autumn 2007 survey by Gothenburg University researchers suggested 39 per cent had “very great or rather great” confidence in information about energy and nuclear power issues issued by the nuclear power industry, down 10 percentage points on 2006. (more…)
TALLINN, March 26 (LETA) – According to a poll carried out by Sustainable Estonia Institute, 69 per cent of Estonian residents do not want a nuclear power plant built in Estonia, writes ETV24. (more…)
04.02.2008 The Copenhagen Post - Despite nuclear energy’s growing popularity worldwide, Danes remain sceptical
Danish opposition to nuclear energy remains staunch even though the controversial energy source has received a renaissance in recent years. (more…)
EUOBSERVER / BRUSSELS - EU citizens largely favour renewable energies while only 20 percent are for nuclear energy, according to a new European Commission survey.
The Eurobarometer study - published on Monday (8 January) just two days ahead of the publication of the commission’s major EU energy plan - shows that 80 percent of EU citizens back solar energy while 71 percent are in favour of wind energy. (more…)
Results from a Eurobarometer survey reveal that EU citizens remain uninformed about radioactive waste and are sceptical about the credibility of information from national governments and the media on nuclear energy. (more…)
