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October2017
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7thBiennialNa,onalSurveyofU.S.NuclearPowerPlantNeighbors
fortheNuclearEnergyIns3tute
• ThesurveywasconductedOctober3-30,2017.• Withfull-2meresidentswithin10-mileradiusofall59U.S.siteswithopera2ngnuclearpowerplants.• Excluded:householdswithpeoplewhoworkatanuclearpowerplant.• 59sitesX17persite=1,003.• Marginoferror+/-3percentagepoints.• 70percentinterviewedonline,and30percentbytelephone(ofwhich35percentbycellphone).Theprevioussixplantneighborsurveyswerebytelephoneonly.• ByBiscon2ResearchwithQuestGlobalResearch.
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Method
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Method
• NEI’s7thBiennialNuclearPowerPlantNeighborSurvey,conductedinOctober2017,findscon2nuedpublicsupportthatisbroadanddeep.
• Plantneighborsupportisessen2allyunchangedinthepastfewyears.• 81percentofplantneighborsfavortheuseofnuclearenergy,andhalfarestronglyfavorable—exceedinga]tudesofthegeneralUSpublicsurveyedatthesame2me.
• 86percenthaveafavorableimpressionofthenearbyplantandhowithasoperatedrecently,and56percentareveryfavorable.
• Supportfornuclearenergyisgroundedinawarenessofitsnumerousbenefits,especiallyreliableelectricity.
• Supportfortheplantisgroundedinpercep2onsofsafeplantopera2onsandfavorableviewsofthecompanyregardingsafety,theeconomy,jobs,theenvironment,andcommunityoutreach.
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KeyFindingsandObserva,ons
• UnlikethegeneralUSpublic,plantneighborsarekeenlyawareofthecommunitysupportthatexistsfornuclearenergyandthelocalplant.
• Thepercentagewhofeelverywellinformedaboutnuclearenergyincreasedfrom37percentto45percentoverthepasttwoyears.
• Ofthosewhofeelverywellinformed,78percentareveryfavorabletothenearbyplant,andonepercentareveryunfavorable.Becauseac2vismisusuallydependentonfeelingverywellinformedaboutatopic,thechancesofplantneighborsbecomingac2vistsinfavorofanearbyplantvs.opposedtotheplantareabout78toone.
• Thereisroomtoimproveawarenessofradia2onprotec2onandalsoawarenessofplant/companycontribu2onstothecommunity.
• Demographicgroupswhosesupportcouldbestrengthenedare:women,newcomerstothearea,Millennials,lowerincomeresidents,andDemocrats.
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KeyFindingsandObserva,ons
OpinionsAboutNuclearEnergy
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Howimportantdoyouthinknuclearenergywillbeinmee6ngthisna6on’selectricityneedsintheyearsahead?
§ Almostallplantneighbors(88percent)believethatnuclearenergywillbeimportantinmee,ngthena,on’selectricityneedsintheyearsahead.While59percentbelievenuclearenergywillbeveryimportant,thispercep,onisslightlydiminishedcomparedwiththe2005-2009surveys,butunchangedsincethen.
ImportanceofNuclearEnergyintheYearsAhead
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ImportanceofNuclearEnergyintheYearsAhead(2005-2017)(%)
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2007
2009
2011
2013
2015
2017
Veryimportant Somewhatimportant Nottooimportant Notimportantatall Don'tknow Important
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OpinionsaboutLicenseRenewalandNewPlants
§ Largemajori,esofplantneighborsagreewithac,onstokeepandexpandnuclearenergy.Regardinglicenserenewalfornuclearpowerplantsthatcon,nuetomeetfederalsafetystandards,89percentagreeand62percentagreestrongly.Thereislesssolidplantneighborsupportforbuildingplants,but78percentatleastsomewhatagreewithkeepingtheop,ontobuildmorenuclearpowerplantsinthefuture,and71percentatleastsomewhatagreewedefinitelyshouldbuildmore.
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Whentheircurrentopera2nglicenseexpires,weshouldrenewthelicenseof
nuclearpowerplantsthatcon2nuetomeetfederalsafetystandards
Weshouldkeeptheop2ontobuildmorenuclearpowerplantsinthefuture
Weshoulddefinitelybuildmorenuclearpowerplantsinthefuture
Stronglyagree Somewhatagree Somewhatdisagree Stronglydisagree Don'tknow
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Pleasetellmeifyoupersonallystronglyagree,somewhatagree,somewhatdisagreeorstronglydisagreewiththefollowingstatements.
Agree
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OpinionsaboutLicenseRenewalandNewPlants
§ Supportforlicenserenewalforplantsthatmeetfederalsafetystandardsisnearlyunanimousandhasremainedquitesteadyover,me.
TrendinAgreement:“Whentheircurrentopera,nglicenseexpires,weshouldrenewthelicenseofnuclearpowerplantsthatcon,nuetomeet
federalsafetystandards.”
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Agreement:LicenseRenewal(2005-2017)(%)
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66
71
62
64
66
62
23
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21
24
27
26
27
3
4
3
5
3
3
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8
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Stronglyagree Somewhatagree Somewhatdisagree Stronglydisagree Don'tknow
Pleasetellmeifyoupersonallystronglyagree,somewhatagree,somewhatdisagreeorstronglydisagreewiththefollowingstatements.From2005-2013ques6onwordingwas:“Whentheiroriginalopera6nglicense…”
Agree
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§ 2017isthefirstyearwithlessthanamajorityofplantneighborswhoarestronglyconvincedthatweshouldkeeptheop,ontobuildmorenuclearpowerplants.Thepercentwhoagreestronglyorsomewhatisaboutthesameasinthepast.
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Agreement:KeeptheOp,ontoBuild(2005-2017)(%)
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Stronglyagree Somewhatagree Somewhatdisagree Stronglydisagree Don'tknow
TrendinAgreement“Weshouldkeeptheop,ontobuildmorenuclearpowerplantsinthefuture.”
Agree
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§ Also,thepercentagestronglyconvincedweshouldbuildmorenuclearpowerplantsislowerin2017thaninprevioussurveys,especiallycomparedwith2009.
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Agreement:DefinitelyBuild(2005-2017)(%)
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49
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30
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33
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2005
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2009
2011
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Stronglyagree Somewhatagree Somewhatdisagree Stronglydisagree Don'tknow
TrendinAgreement:“Weshoulddefinitelybuildmorenuclearpowerplantsinthefuture.”
Agree
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§ Plantneighbors’opinionsonlicenserenewalandnewplantsaremorefavorablethanthoseofthegeneralUSpublic,asmeasuredinasimultaneoussurvey.
PercentAgreeaboutLicenseRenewalandNewPlants:PlantNeighborsComparedwiththeGeneralUSPublic
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Weshoulddefinitelybuildmorenuclearpowerplantsinthefuture
Whentheircurrentopera2nglicenseexpires,weshouldrenewthelicenseofnuclear
powerplantsthatcon2nuetomeetfederalsafetystandards
LicenseRenewalandNewPlants(2017)(%Agree)
PlantNeighbor GeneralPublic
Biscon2Researchsurveysof1)plantneighborsand2)generalU.S.public,bothinOctober2017
§ Mostplantneighbors(81percent)favortheuseofnuclearenergyasoneofthewaystoprovideelectricityintheUnitedStates;abouthalfarestronglyfavorable.Thesefavorableaftudesareconstantover,me.
FavorabilitytoNuclearEnergy
Overall,doyoustronglyfavor,somewhatfavor,somewhatoppose,orstronglyopposetheuseofnuclearenergyasoneofthewaystoprovideelectricityintheUnitedStates?.
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Stronglyfavor Somewhatfavor Somewhatoppose Stronglyoppose Don'tknow Favor
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FavorabilitytoNuclearEnergy(2005-2017)(%)
§ PlantneighborsarefarmorefavorabletonuclearenergythanthegeneralUSpublic(81percentarefavorable,comparedwith64percentofthegeneralpublic;49percentarestronglyfavorable,comparedwith26percentofthegeneralpublic.
FavorabilitytoNuclearEnergy:PlantNeighborsandtheGeneralUSPublic
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FavorabilitytoNuclearEnergy:PlantNeighborsandGeneralUSPublic(2017)(%)
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32 38
49 26
Strongly favor
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Strongly oppose
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GeneralPublicOctober2017
FavorabilitytoNuclearEnergy:Demographics
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4149
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6035
445256
4059
47
3229
3533
4131
3736
2740
333229
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30
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1310
1110
1612
61412
98
119
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116
885
8866
112
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TotalMen
WomenCollegegraduate
Livedinarealessthan10yearsLivedinareamorethan10years
Age:18-34Age:35-54Age:55+
Childrenunderage12livingathomeIncomelessthan$50,000
Income$50-$75,000Incomemorethan$75,000
DemocratRepublican
Independent
FavorabilitytoNuclearEnergy(2017)(%)
Stronglyfavor Somewhatfavor Somewhatoppose Stronglyoppose Don'tknow
§ Somedemographicgroupsstandoutasmostconvincedintheirsupportfornuclearenergy:Men,collegegraduates,long-,meresidentsofthearea,residentsage55andolder,thosewithhigherincomes,andRepublicans.Thesefindingshavebeenobservedinpreviousyears.
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Doyouthinkthatthemajorityofpeopleinyourcommunityfavororopposetheuseofnuclearenergy?
§ Residentsnearnuclearpowerplantsgenerallyareawareoftheveryfavorableaftudesintheircommuni,es.Two-thirds(64percent)believethatamajorityofpeopleintheircommunityarefavorabletonuclearenergy,andonly12percentperceivecommunityopiniontobeopposed.Thisrecogni,onofthesupportthatexistsdis,nguishesplantneighborsfromthegeneralU.S.public,whopersonallytendtofavornuclearenergybutalsotendtobelievethatothersdonotsharetheirview(Biscon,Researchsurveys).
PerceivedCommunityOpinionaboutNuclearEnergy
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64
12
12
4
9
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Favor Oppose Halfandhalf Don'tknow
PerceivedCommunityOpinionaboutNuclearEnergy(2015-2017)(%)
BenefitsAssociatedWithNuclearEnergy
Doyouassociatenuclearenergyalot,aliQle,ornotatallwith?
§ Plantneighbors’posi,veviewofnuclearenergyisbasedonawarenessofthebenefitsnuclearenergyprovides.Reliableelectricitytopstheirlist;70percentassociatenuclearenergyalotwithreliability.Majori,esalsoassociatenuclearenergyalotwithenergysecurity,advancedtechnology,jobcrea,on,cleanair,andaffordableelectricity.Plantneighborslinknuclearenergyleastcloselywithasolu,onforclimatechangeorglobalwarming,butamajoritydomaketheassocia,onatleastalihle.
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Reliableelectricity
Energysecurity
Advancedtechnology
Jobcrea2on
Cleanair
Affordableelectricity
Solu2onforclimatechangeorglobalwarming
Alot Alille Notatall Don'tknow
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BenefitsAssociatedWithNuclearEnergy(2017)(%)
PercentAssociateBenefits“ALot”WithNuclearEnergy
§ Thesepercep,onshaveremainedquitesteadyover,me.Associa,onofnuclearenergyalotwithasolu,onforclimatechangeandglobalwarminghas,ckedupslightlysince2015.
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Reliableelectricity(Reliability2005-2011)
67 65 72 62 71 72 70
Energysecurity 56 60 63 52 58 57 61
Advancedtechnology n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 60
Jobcrea2on n/a n/a 58 54 58 60 59
Cleanair 66 66 67 61 60 59 57
Affordableelectricity(Affordability2005-2009)
50 53 50 54 54 54 56
Solu2onforclimatechangeorglobalwarming n/a n/a 35 29 31 35 40
PercentAssociateBenefits“ALot”WithNuclearEnergy(2005-2017)(%)
OpinionsaboutUsedNuclearFuelManagement
§ Plantneighborscon,nuetoholdmiddlingconfidenceinthesafetyofusedfuelmanagementandtransporta,on.While78percentagreethatusednuclearfuelrodscanbemanagedsafelyinfacili,esthatmeetU.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionregula,ons,only34percentstronglyagree.Thereisstrongerconsensusinsupportofdevelopingafinaldisposalfacility.
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Usednuclearfuelrodscanbemanagedsafelyinfacili2esthatmeetU.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommission
regula2ons
Usednuclearfuelrodsaresafelystoredattheplantsite
ThefederalgovernmentshoulddevelopafinaldisposalfacilityforusednuclearfuelrodsaslongasitmeetsU.S.
NuclearRegulatoryCommissionregula2ons
Usednuclearfuelrodscanbetransportedsafely,aslongassecurecontainmentandproperproceduresareused
Stronglyagree Somewhatagree Somewhatdisagree Stronglydisagree Don'tknow
Onthesubjectofnuclearwastemanagementandspecificallythemanagementoftheusednuclearfuelrodsfromnuclearpowerplants,doyoustronglyagree,somewhatagree,somewhatdisagree,orstronglydisagreewiththefollowingstatements?
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Agree
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OpinionsaboutUsedNuclearFuelManagement(2017)(%)
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Usednuclearfuelrodscanbemanagedsafelyinfacili2esthatmeetU.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionregula2ons.
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Usednuclearfuelrodsaresafelystoredattheplantsite.(“Nuclearwastecanbestoredsafelyattheplantsite.”2009-2011) 56 50 62 66 66
ThefederalgovernmentshoulddevelopafinaldisposalfacilityforusednuclearfuelrodsaslongasitmeetsU.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionregula2ons.
n/a n/a 90 89 86
Usednuclearfuelrodscanbetransportedsafely,aslongassecurecontainmentandproperproceduresareused. n/a n/a 85 80 77
PercentAgreewithStatementsaboutNearestNuclearPlant(2009-2017)(%)
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OpinionsaboutUsedNuclearFuelManagement
§ Somesmallchangesareobservedintheseriesofques,onsaboutusedfuelmanagement,mostnotablyasteadybutsmalldeclinesince2013inthepercentagewhoagreethatusednuclearfuelrodscanbetransportedsafely.
Pleasethinkofascalefrom“1”to“7,”where“1”means“notlikelyatall”and“7”means“verylikely.”Usingthisscale,howlikelywouldyousayitisthatpeoplelivingnearanuclearpowerplantareexposedtoharmfullevelsofradia6on?Themorelikelyyouthinkitis,thehigherthenumberyouwouldgiveit.
PerceivedRadia,onExposureNearaNuclearPlant
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57
58
54
11
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10
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29
30
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PerceivedRadia,onExposureNearaNuclearPowerPlant(2011-2017)(%)
§ Despitealltheseposi,veaftudes,percep,onsaboutradia,onexposureremainaconcern.Consistentlyinthepastfoursurveys,threein10believeitislikelythatplantneighborsareexposedtoharmfullevelsofradia,on.
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§ Whilemajori,esorplurali,esofalldemographicgroupsratethelikelihoodofharmfulexposurelow,somegroupsarelessconfident:newcomerstothearea,personswithincomessunder$50,000,andDemocrats.Womenareslightlylessconfidentthanmen.
PerceivedRadia,onExposureNearaNuclearPlant:Demographics
5458
5058
4455
505356
4947
5663
4859
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121012
1111
1313
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3428
3430
2933
283535
2924
3624
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5453
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TotalMen
WomenCollegegraduates
Livedinarealessthan10yearsLivedinareamorethan10years
Age:18-34Age:35-54Age:55+
Childrenunderage12livingathomeIncomelessthan$50,000
Income$50-$75,000Incomemorethan$75,000
DemocratRepublican
Independent
PerceivedRadia,onExposureNearaNuclearPlant(2017)(%)Notlikely(1-3) Middle(4) Likely(5-7) Don'tknow
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Doyoufeelverywellinformed,somewhatwellinformed,nottoowellinformed,ornotwellinformedatallaboutnuclearenergyusedtoproduceelectricity?In2013-2015theques6onwasaskeddifferently:“Doyoufeelverywellinformed,somewhatwellinformed,nottoowellinformed,ornotwellinformedatallaboutthefollowingtopics:Nuclearenergy
§ The2017surveyfindsthat45percentofplantneighborsfeelverywellinformedaboutnuclearenergy.That’supfrom37percentin2015and34percentin2013andmayreflectincreasedplantandcompanyfocusoncommunica,on.
LevelofFeelingInformedAboutNuclearEnergy
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37
45
51
48
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12
3
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2017
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84
78
LevelofFeelingInformedaboutNuclearEnergy(2013-2017)(%)
§ Groupsfeelingleastwellinformedare:women,newcomerstothearea,thosewithincomesunder$50,000,andDemocrats.
LevelofFeelingInformedAboutNuclearEnergy:Demographics
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3850
3146
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4138
4853
3553
46
3431
3632
3434
343334
3435
3530
4031
33
1210
1410
1611
99
1510
13119
149
10
86
96
147
1211
41211
56
106
8
2232
6233224
2212
TotalMen
WomenCollegegraduates
Livedinarealessthan10yearsLivedinareamorethan10years
Age:18-34Age:35-54Age:55+
Childrenunderage12livingathomeIncomelessthan$50,000
Income$50-$75,000Incomemorethan$75,000
DemocratRepublican
Independent
LevelofFeelingInformedaboutNuclearEnergy(2017)(%)
Veryinformed Somewhatinformed Nottooinformed Notinformedatall Don'tknow Informed78827482658076788076738383748479
§ Themorepeoplefeelinformedaboutnuclearenergythemoretheyfavoritsuse.Amongthosewhofeelverywellinformed,69percentstronglyfavornuclearenergy,comparedwith32percentofthosewhofeellesswellinformed.
FavorabilitytoNuclearEnergybyHowInformedPlantNeighborsFeelAboutNuclearEnergy
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Overall,doyoustronglyfavor,somewhatfavor,somewhatoppose,orstronglyopposetheuseofnuclearenergyasoneofthewaystoprovideelectricityintheUnitedStates?Doyoufeelverywellinformed,somewhatwellinformed,nottoowellinformed,ornotwellinformedatallaboutnuclearenergyusedtoproduceelectricity?
FavorabilitytoNuclearEnergybyHowInformedPlantNeighborsFeelAboutNuclearEnergy(2017)(%)
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1726
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32Stronglyfavor
Somewhatfavor
Somewhatoppose
Stronglyoppose
Don'tknow
FeelVeryWellInformed FeelSomewhat/NotToo/NotAtAllInformed
OpinionsAboutNearestNuclearPlant
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Thinkingofthenuclearpowerplantclosesttowhereyoulive,wouldyoudescribeyourgeneralimpressionofthisplantandthewayithasoperatedrecentlyasveryfavorable,somewhatfavorable,somewhatunfavorable,orveryunfavorable?
§ 86percentofplantneighborshaveafavorableimpressionofthenearbyplantandthewayithasoperatedrecently;56percenthaveastronglyfavorableimpression.Thesefavorableaftudeshaveheldsteadyover,me.
ImpressionofNearbyNuclearPowerPlant
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60
57
63
59
56
57
56
27
29
27
27
30
32
30
7
7
6
7
8
6
8
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
1
3
2
1
3
2005
2007
2009
2011
2013
2015
2017
Veryfavorable Somewhatfavorable Somewhatunfavorable Veryunfavorable Don'tknow Favorable
87
86
90
86
86
89
86
ImpressionofNearbyNuclearPowerPlant(2005-2017)(%)
PercentFavorableandUnfavorabletoNearbyNuclearPowerPlant(2005-2017)(%)
§ Thegapbetweenthosewithfavorableandunfavorableimpressionsofthenearbyplantisstriking.
PercentFavorableandUnfavorableImpressionofNearbyNuclearPowerPlant:Trend
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2009
2011
2013
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ImpressionofNearbyNuclearPowerPlant:Demographics
5662
4956
3958
4449
664649
6458
5066
52
3028
3230
3929
3634
253634
2629
3026
34
85
107
107
99
6810
67
125
8
43
44
73
552
5334
61
4
324353
721
5421323
TotalMen
WomenCollegegraduates
Livedinarealessthan10yearsLivedinareamorethan10years
Age:18-34Age:35-54Age:55+
Childrenunderage12livingathomeIncomelessthan$50,000
Income$50-$75,000Incomemorethan$75,000
DemocratRepublican
Independent
ImpressionofNearbyNuclearPowerPlant(2017)(%)
Veryfavorable Somewhatfavorable Somewhatunfavorable Veryunfavorable Don'tknow
§ Groupsmostfavorabletothelocalplantarethesameasthosemostfavorabletonuclearenergy:men,long-,meresidentsofthearea,personsage55ormore,thosewithmiddletohighincomes,andRepublicans.
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Favorable86908286788779839182839088809285
§ Personswhofeelverywellinformedaboutnuclearenergyarefarmorefavorabletotheplantthanthosewhofeellesswellinformed.Amongthosewhofeelverywellinformed,78percenthaveaveryfavorableimpressionoftheplant,andjustonepercenthaveaveryunfavorableimpression.Amongthosewhofeellesswellinformed,38percentareveryfavorabletotheplant,andsixpercentareveryunfavorable.
ImpressionofNearbyPlantbyHowInformedResidentsFeelAboutNuclearEnergy
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Thinkingofthenuclearpowerplantclosesttowhereyoulive,wouldyoudescribeyourgeneralimpressionofthisplantandthewayithasoperatedrecentlyasveryfavorable,somewhatfavorable,somewhatunfavorable,orveryunfavorable?Doyoufeelverywellinformed,somewhatwellinformed,nottoowellinformed,ornotwellinformedatallaboutnuclearenergyusedtoproduceelectricity?
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Somewhatunfavorable
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Don'tknow
FeelVeryWellInformed FeelSomewhat/NotToo/NotAtAllInformed
ImpressionofNearbyPlantbyHowInformedResidentsFeelAboutNuclearEnergy(2017)(%)
Doyouthinkthatthemajorityofpeopleinyourcommunityhaveafavorableorunfavorableimpressionofthisplant?
§ ResidentsnearAmerica’snuclearpowerplantscon,nuetobewellawarethatthemajorityofpeopleinthecommunityhaveafavorableimpressionofthelocalplant;75percentcorrectlyperceivethatcommunityopinionisfavorable,while12percentperceiveitasunfavorable,andtherestareunsure.
PerceivedCommunityOpinionaboutNearbyPlant
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73
78
70
73
77
75
13
13
12
13
16
12
12
11
14
10
18
11
11
13
2005
2007
2009
2011
2013
2015
2017
Favorable Unfavorable Don'tknow
PerceivedCommunityOpinionaboutNearbyPlant(2015-2017)(%)
S6llthinkingaboutthenuclearpowerplantthatisnearesttowhereyoulive,howsafedoyouregardthisplant?Pleasethinkofascalefrom"1"to"7,“where"1"meansveryunsafeand"7"meansverysafe.Thesaferyouthinkitis,thehigherthenumberyouwouldgive.
§ Excellentsafetyperformanceisthefounda,onforthefavorableopinionsneighborsreportabouttheirplant.Most(81percent)ratetheirplant’ssafetyatthehighendofa1to7scale.
PerceivedSafetyofNearbyPlant
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23%19%
9%5% 2% 3% 1%
7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Don'tknow
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!VerySafe VeryUnsafe"
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Highsafetyra2ng(5-7) Middle(4) Lowsafetyra2ng(1-3) Don'tknowPerceivedSafetyofNearbyNuclearPowerPlant(2005-2017)(%)
PerceivedSafetyofNearbyNuclearPowerPlant(2017)(%)
85 86 8883 84 83 81
8 8 7 10 11 9 10
2005
2007
2009
2011
2013
2015
2017
%Highsafetyra,ng(5-7) %Lowsafetyra,ng(1-3)
PercentGaveHighandLowSafetyRa,ngtoNearbyNuclearPowerPlant(2005-2017)(%)
§ Neighbors’percep,onsoftheirplant’ssafetyareconsistentlyfavorablesincethesurveysbeganin2005.
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OpinionsabouttheCompanythatOperatestheNearbyNuclearPowerPlant
§ Opinionsaboutthecompanythatoperatesthenearbyplantarefavorable.Residentsnearnuclearpowerplantsagreemoststronglyaboutthecompany’sabilitytooperateanuclearpowerplantsafelyandabouttheplant’ssupportforthelocaleconomyandjobs.Nearlyhalfstronglyagreethatthecompanyhaspreparedtheplanttowithstandthemostseverenaturalevents,protectstheenvironment,andisinvolvedinthecommunity.
60
49
46
62
59
48
28
32
33
28
28
30
6
9
10
5
5
10
4
7
6
3
4
6
2
4
5
3
5
6
Iamconfidentinthiscompany'sabilitytooperateanuclearpowerplantsafely
Iamconfidentthatthecompanyhaspreparedtheplanttowithstandthemostseverenaturaleventsthatmay
occurinthisregion
Thiscompanyisdoingagoodjobofprotec2ngtheenvironment
Theplanthelpsthelocaleconomy
Therearegoodjobsforlocalpeopleattheplantandinlocalbusinessesthatprovideservicestotheplant
Thiscompanyisinvolvedinthecommunity
Stronglyagree Somewhatagree Somewhatdisagree Stronglydisagree Don'tknow
Now,I’dliketoaskyouaboutthecompanythatoperatesthenuclearpowerplantnearesttoyou.Pleasetellmeifyoustronglyagree,somewhatagree,somewhatdisagree,orstronglydisagreewiththefollowingstatementsaboutthiscompany.
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Agree
88
81
79
90
87
78
OpinionsabouttheCompanythatOperatestheNearbyNuclearPowerPlant(%)
Posi,veOpinionsaboutCompanythatOperatestheNearbyNuclearPlant
§ Opinionsaboutthecompanyareconsistentlyfavorable,yearaoeryear.
2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017
Iamconfidentinthiscompany’sabilitytooperateanuclearpowerplantsafely. 88 87 91 87 89 90 88
Iamconfidentthatthecompanyhaspreparedtheplanttowithstandthemostseverenaturaleventsthatmayoccurinthisregion.
n/a n/a n/a 79 83 82 81
Thiscompanyisdoingagoodjobofprotec2ngtheenvironment. 84 81 86 84 82 83 79
Theplanthelpsthelocaleconomy. n/a n/a 90 87 91 89 90
Therearegoodjobsforlocalpeopleattheplantandinlocalbusinessesthatprovideservicestotheplant.
n/a n/a 89 87 87 89 87
Thiscompanyisinvolvedinthecommunity.(“…asagoodci6zen.”2005) 83 77 83 76 80 81 78
PercentAgreewithStatementsaboutCompanythatOperatestheNearbyNuclearPlant(2005-2017)(%)
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§ Two-thirds(68percent)ofplantneighborswouldfinditacceptabletoaddanewreactoratthesiteofthenearestnuclearpowerplant.Acceptabilityofanewreactorattheexis,ngplantsdeclinedbetween2009and2011,possiblyduetotheFukushimaaccidentin2011,buthasremainedsteadyandsolidat67to69percentsincethat,me.
NewReactorAcceptability
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76
71
76
67
68
69
68
22
26
21
28
30
28
27
2
3
2
5
2
2
5
2005
2007
2009
2011
2013
2015
2017
Acceptable Notacceptable Don'tknow
Ifanewpowerplantwereneededtosupplyelectricity,woulditbeacceptabletoyouornotacceptabletoyoutoaddanewnuclearreactoratthesiteofthenearestnuclearpowerplant?
NewReactorAcceptability(2005-2017)(%)
Doyoufeelverywellinformed,somewhatwellinformed,nottoowellinformed,ornotwellinformedatallaboutwhatisthefirstthingtodoincaseofanemergencyatthenuclearpowerplantnearesttowhereyoulive?
§ 78percentofplantneighborsfeelatleastsomewhatwellinformedaboutthefirstthingtodoincaseofanaccidentatthenearbyplant.Halffeelverywellinformed.Althoughu,li,esaimtoincreasethesenumbers,theyhavestayedaboutthesameovertheyears.
HowInformedNeighborsFeelAboutFirstThingtodoinCaseofAnEmergencyattheNearbyNuclearPlant
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47
50
45
47
50
49
38
37
37
36
38
33
29
10
8
8
9
9
9
11
9
8
5
9
7
8
10
1
1
1
1
2
2005
2007
2009
2011
2013
2015
2017
Veryinformed Somewhatinformed Nottooinformed Notinformedatall Don'tknow Informed
80
84
87
81
85
83
78
HowInformedNeighborsFeelaboutFirstThingtodoinCaseofanEmergencyAttheNearbyNuclearPowerPlant(2005-2017)(%)
52
25 23
45
16
39
Aware Notaware Don'tknow
2015 2017
• Most,ifnotall,nuclearpowerplantoperatorsareac,velyengagedinac,vi,esthatsupportthelocalcommunity—suchassupportfororganiza,onsandevents,schools,andvolunteering.In2017,45percentofplantneighborssaidtheywereawareofsuchac,vi,esbytheirlocalnuclearpowerplantorthecompanythatrunstheplant.Thefigurewas52percentin2015.
AwarenessofCompanyPar,cipa,oninCommunityAc,vi,es
Companiesmayprovidecommunityservicessuchasbyfinanciallysuppor6ngcommunityorganiza6onsandevents,suppor6ngareaschools,andvolunteering.Tothebestofyourknowledge,doesyournearestnuclearpowerplantorthecompanythatrunstheplantprovidecommunityserviceslikethat?In2015theques6onread:“Companiesmayprovidecommunityservicessuchasbyfundingcommunityac6vi6esandevents,suppor6ngchari6es,andvolunteering.Tothebestofyourknowledge,doesyournearestnuclearpowerplantorthecompanythatrunstheplantprovidecommunityserviceslikethat?”
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AwarenessofCompanyPar,cipa,oninCommunityAc,vi,es(2015-2017)(%)
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