This statistic represents the main arguments against the use of nuclear energy according to the French in 2019. We learn that approximately 81 percent of respondents believed that the production of nuclear waste was the strongest argument against nuclear energy.
What do you think is the strongest argument against nuclear energy today?
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IRSN. (June 1, 2020). What do you think is the strongest argument against nuclear energy today? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 28, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/768369/case-against-energy-nuclear-according-to-french/
IRSN. "What do you think is the strongest argument against nuclear energy today?." Chart. June 1, 2020. Statista. Accessed March 28, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/768369/case-against-energy-nuclear-according-to-french/
IRSN. (2020). What do you think is the strongest argument against nuclear energy today?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 28, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/768369/case-against-energy-nuclear-according-to-french/
IRSN. "What Do You Think Is The Strongest Argument against Nuclear Energy Today?." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jun 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/768369/case-against-energy-nuclear-according-to-french/
IRSN, What do you think is the strongest argument against nuclear energy today? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/768369/case-against-energy-nuclear-according-to-french/ (last visited March 28, 2023)
What do you think is the strongest argument against nuclear energy today? [Graph], IRSN, June 1, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/768369/case-against-energy-nuclear-according-to-french/