This statistic shows the results of a survey in which U.S. respondents were asked how familiar they are with the current status of the storage and disposal of nuclear waste. As of January 2018, a majority of 40.5 percent of respondents said they were not at all familiar with the current status.
Familiarity with the current status of nuclear waste storage and disposal in the United States as of January 2018*
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GfK. (March 1, 2018). Familiarity with the current status of nuclear waste storage and disposal in the United States as of January 2018* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 03, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/826313/familiarity-with-current-status-of-nuclear-waste-storage-and-disposal-in-the-us/
GfK. "Familiarity with the current status of nuclear waste storage and disposal in the United States as of January 2018*." Chart. March 1, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 03, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/826313/familiarity-with-current-status-of-nuclear-waste-storage-and-disposal-in-the-us/
GfK. (2018). Familiarity with the current status of nuclear waste storage and disposal in the United States as of January 2018*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 03, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/826313/familiarity-with-current-status-of-nuclear-waste-storage-and-disposal-in-the-us/
GfK. "Familiarity with The Current Status of Nuclear Waste Storage and Disposal in The United States as of January 2018*." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Mar 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/826313/familiarity-with-current-status-of-nuclear-waste-storage-and-disposal-in-the-us/
GfK, Familiarity with the current status of nuclear waste storage and disposal in the United States as of January 2018* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/826313/familiarity-with-current-status-of-nuclear-waste-storage-and-disposal-in-the-us/ (last visited December 03, 2023)
Familiarity with the current status of nuclear waste storage and disposal in the United States as of January 2018* [Graph], GfK, March 1, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/826313/familiarity-with-current-status-of-nuclear-waste-storage-and-disposal-in-the-us/