Nuclear power support in UK falls over Japan fears

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   Britons are supporting the rise in the new nuclear power stations rather than opposing it. Although we have seen crises in the Japan’s Fukushima Plant. Half of the people Say that they are worried about the safety of nuclear plant. Still, 35% either strongly or slightly support a program to replace the UK's existing reactors, with 28% either strongly or slightly opposed. In November last year, the figures were 47% in favor of nuclear new build, with 19% against. More Britons support the building of new nuclear power stations than oppose it, despite the crisis at Japan's Fukushima plant, an opinion poll says. But almost a half say they are worried about the safety of nuclear plants. And 75% cite energy efficiency or renewable as their priority for investment, against 9% for nuclear. The survey, commissioned by Friends of the Earth from GfK NOP, polled 1,000 people by phone over the weekend, a week after Japan's crisis began. Since the problems at Fukushima emerged, ministers have declared that the UK must "learn the lessons", with Energy Secretary Chris Huhne calling for a safety review of UK installations - a process that will be supplemented by the program of stress tests just agreed at EU level. But the government has also been at pains to point out that the UK does not have reactors of the type used at Fukushima, nor does it sit on a seismically active zone.

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