Public Support for Nuclear Energy Rising in U.K.

From the Independent:

Public concern over possible threats to their energy supply still outranks worries over climate change, despite the publication of the Stern review

Three quarters of the public believes that the price of gas is unstable compared with just over half a year ago, a survey by the opinion pollsters YouGov showed today.

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Support for nuclear power has risen to 41 per cent from 35 per cent a year ago. EDF is lining itself up to be a key player if the UK decides to embark on any nuclear building programme.

Those numbers for nuclear support seem a little low to me, considering what others were finding when they polled before the Russian natural gas shutoff earlier this year. Still, it's clear we're seeing movement, and a real reconsideration of nuclear energy in the U.K.

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