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| Poll finds half want nuclear-free energy policy | |
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| skibboy | 23 Aug 2012, 12:09 AM Post #1 |
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Poll finds half want nuclear-free energy policy Nearly 50 percent of respondents to a government survey say they want to completely get rid of nuclear power generation in 2030. The "deliberative polling" study was conducted earlier this month. Randomly chosen participants took part in discussions and question-and-answer sessions with nuclear experts. The polls were conducted before and after the debates. It is believed that deliberative polling allows participants to address an agenda more deeply than ordinary polls. The views of 280 participants were collected before and after the debates. Respondents were asked how much of Japan's total energy supply should be generated by nuclear power in 2030: zero percent, about 15 percent, or 20 to 25 percent. Forty-six-point-seven percent of the respondents said after the debates that Japan should completely get rid of nuclear power. That figure represented an increase of 14 percentage points from before the debates. Fifteen-point-four percent of respondents said after the debates that nuclear power should account for 15 percent of total energy generation. That was down more than one percentage point. Those who support a 20 to 25 percent share of nuclear energy stayed unchanged at 13 percent. Asked what they consider to be the most important factor in formulating energy policy, 76.5 percent cited ensuring safety. Forty-point-four percent said a stable supply of energy, and 16.1 percent cited costs. The government plans to assign a panel of experts to analyze the results and consider how to incorporate the findings into a new set of energy policies. Aug. 22, 2012 source:
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