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, 41 percent of UK's residents supported nuclear energy as a source for electricity.
How much do you agree or disagree that nuclear energy provides a reliable source of energy in the United Kingdom (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.'' ** n(2016)=2,105; n(2021)=4,029. The survey was conducted in March 2016.
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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UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, & Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK). (March 7, 2024). How much do you agree or disagree that nuclear energy provides a reliable source of energy in the United Kingdom (UK)?* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/971135/attitudes-towards-reliability-of-nuclear-energy-united-kingdom-uk/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, und Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK). "How much do you agree or disagree that nuclear energy provides a reliable source of energy in the United Kingdom (UK)?*." Chart. March 7, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/971135/attitudes-towards-reliability-of-nuclear-energy-united-kingdom-uk/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK). (2024). How much do you agree or disagree that nuclear energy provides a reliable source of energy in the United Kingdom (UK)?*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/971135/attitudes-towards-reliability-of-nuclear-energy-united-kingdom-uk/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, and Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK). "How Much Do You Agree or Disagree That Nuclear Energy Provides a Reliable Source of Energy in The United Kingdom (Uk)?*." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Mar 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/971135/attitudes-towards-reliability-of-nuclear-energy-united-kingdom-uk/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy & Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK), How much do you agree or disagree that nuclear energy provides a reliable source of energy in the United Kingdom (UK)?* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/971135/attitudes-towards-reliability-of-nuclear-energy-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
How much do you agree or disagree that nuclear energy provides a reliable source of energy in the United Kingdom (UK)?* [Graph], UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, & Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK), March 7, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/971135/attitudes-towards-reliability-of-nuclear-energy-united-kingdom-uk/
