Swiss Believe In New Nuclear Units, Survey Indicates
Written by NucNet
Friday, 05 February 2010
Most of the Swiss believe it is necessary to build new nuclear reactor units to replace existing units that are taken out of service at the end of their operating lifetimes, according to the latest survey carried out on behalf of Swissnuclear, the nuclear energy section of the Swiss electricity grid companies’ organisation Swisselectric.
The telephone survey, carried out by market research company Demoscope, showed that 54.6 percent of those questioned were in favour of constructing replacement units, while 41.1 percent were against and 4.3 percent undecided.
The survey showed that as in previous years most people (82.4 percent) felt Swiss nuclear facilities were safe.
