According to a 2021 survey, support for the use of nuclear energy for electricity generation in the UK outweighed opposition. Of respondents, 38 percent supported its use, compared to 17 percent who opposed it. Despite nuclear disasters occurring as recently as 2011, when a tsunami hit a power plant in Fukushima, Japan, approximately one third of UK residents believe it provides a safe source of energy.
Nuclear powers future in the UK uncertain
In recent years, the UK government championed nuclear power as a reliable and low carbon source of electricity, to be used for many years to come. However, it now faces an uncertain future. In addition to power plants nearing the end of their life cycle, new multi-billion-pound projects have been scrapped. 2018 saw Toshiba withdrew from the Mooreside nuclear power station project, and Hitachi suspended work on the Wylfa project in Anglesey, North Wales in 2019.
From what you know, or have heard about using nuclear energy for generating electricity in the UK, do you support or oppose its use?
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UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (November 22, 2021). From what you know, or have heard about using nuclear energy for generating electricity in the UK, do you support or oppose its use? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 24, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/426157/united-kingdom-uk-attitudes-towards-nuclear-energy/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "From what you know, or have heard about using nuclear energy for generating electricity in the UK, do you support or oppose its use?." Chart. November 22, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 24, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/426157/united-kingdom-uk-attitudes-towards-nuclear-energy/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (2021). From what you know, or have heard about using nuclear energy for generating electricity in the UK, do you support or oppose its use?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 24, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/426157/united-kingdom-uk-attitudes-towards-nuclear-energy/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "From What You Know, or Have Heard about Using Nuclear Energy for Generating Electricity in The Uk, Do You Support or Oppose Its Use?." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Nov 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/426157/united-kingdom-uk-attitudes-towards-nuclear-energy/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, From what you know, or have heard about using nuclear energy for generating electricity in the UK, do you support or oppose its use? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/426157/united-kingdom-uk-attitudes-towards-nuclear-energy/ (last visited May 24, 2022)
