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Questions - Nuclear Power - May 16-17, 2012

44% Support Building More U.S. Nuclear Power Plants
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National Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters
Conducted May 16-17, 2012
By Rasmussen Reports

 

1* Should more nuclear power plants be built in the United States?

 

2* How concerned are you about the safety of nuclear power plants in the United States?

 

3* Should the United States begin to systematically phase out the use of nuclear power plants over the next 50 years?

 

4* How much of our nation's electricity is produced by nuclear power plants?

 

5* The government is providing billions in loan guarantees to help the development of new nuclear plants. Would that money be better spent on the development of alternative new energy sources?

 

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence