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Survey: Many Americans Still In Favor of Nuclear Power

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By Tonya Garcia

The nuclear power industry might be coming under close scrutiny because of the ongoing problems at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi plant, but a survey conducted by Harris Interactive and HealthDay have found that Americans haven’t changed their outlook about nuclear power plants and nuclear energy.

The poll found that 41 percent of participants are in favor of building  nuclear power plants here in the U.S. while 39 percent were opposed. (Another bit of NIMBYism, eh?) Three years ago, 49 percent of respondents were in favor.

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