Nuclear opinion

摘要

Protests against the use of nuclear power continued last week. Tens of thousands marched in Germany, and hundreds joined an anti-nuclear rally in Tokyo. In the United States, public support for the increased use of nuclear power has dropped to 39%, with 52% of people opposed to it, reported the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press in Washington DC on 21 March. In comparison, the centres October 2010 poll found 47% were for nuclear power, and 47% were against. But opinions can swing sharply: the centre said that support for more offshore oil and gas drilling, which dipped after the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, has now rebounded to near its pre-spill level.