A 2023 survey conducted by the UK Department for Energy Security & Net Zero found that 50 percent of UK's residents strongly or slightly agree that nuclear energy provides a reliable source of energy in the United Kingdom. At that same time, 20 percent of the respondents do not think that nuclear energy provides a safe source of energy.
How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements about nuclear energy?*
Characteristic
Strongly agree
Slightly agree
Neither agree nor disagree
Slightly disagree
Strongly disagree
Don't know
Nuclear energy will help combat climate change in the UK
22%
22%
26%
4%
5%
20%
Nuclear energy provides a reliable source of energy in the UK
24%
26%
21%
5%
4%
21%
Nuclear energy offers affordable energy in the UK
18%
20%
26%
5%
5%
26%
Nuclear energy provides a safe source of energy in the UK
* Originally asked as ''I'm now going to ask you for your opinion on a number of issues in relation to nuclear energy. Please tell me how much you agree or disagree with the following statements.''
Survey methodology in 2012 was a Kantar face-to-face omnibus survey. In 2021, the random probability survey ABOS (Address Based Online Survey) was introduced, for which the respondents are randomly selected based on their postcode address file. Due to a change in survey methodology, the source states that direct comparisons between time series is not possible.
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Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK). (March 7, 2024). How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements about nuclear energy?* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/859646/public-opinion-on-nuclear-energy-united-kingdom-uk/
Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK). "How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements about nuclear energy?*." Chart. March 7, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/859646/public-opinion-on-nuclear-energy-united-kingdom-uk/
Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK). (2024). How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements about nuclear energy?*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/859646/public-opinion-on-nuclear-energy-united-kingdom-uk/
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