Whether we like it or not, the selection of energy sources to power the American electrical grid is bogged down in politics, and has been political for a long time. The power groups backing coal, oil and gas, and nuclear all have strong political action programs to impact American opinion to such an extent that the actual technical and environmental merits or de-merits have become foggy with their involvement.
The Gallup poll monitors opinions on a wide variety of topics. Whether or not the Gallup polls are valid is difficult to confirm but they seem to be the most appropriate of the lot, although they may lean to the left of the political spectrum on some subjects. We list here the Gallup Poll results for nuclear power.
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