Yes in my backyard? The folks at Clear Energy Insight wrote in to respond to this post on nuclear power and NIMBYism:
Myth: People don’t want Nuclear power plants in their backyards . . .
I was pleased last week to find that Bisconti Research Inc. made public their Nuclear Plant Neighbor Survey results because it makes my job in disproving this myth.
The Nuclear Plant Neighbor Survey used a sample of 1,100 adults living within 10 miles of one of our nation’s 64 nuclear plant sites. Plant employees living within ten miles of a site were not surveyed. Below are some of the results worth highlighting:
- 84% of Americans living near nuclear power plants favor nuclear energy!
- 90% view the local nuclear power station positively!
- 76% would support the construction of a new reactor near them!
- 72% associate nuclear energy “a lot” with reliability!
- 71% have heard or read about the clean-air benefits of nuclear energy!
- 58% strongly support nuclear energy whereas only 5% strongly oppose!
- 83% believe that companies that own sites are involved in the community!
Wow! Nuclear plant neighbors are not only happy with the plants, but they wouldn’t even mind more reactors being constructed on site. These survey results really point out what great stewards domestic nuclear sites are within their respective communities. It doesn’t hurt that no member of the general public has ever been killed as a result of nuclear power plant operation something even wind turbines can’t claim.
The rest here.
