Three in four Germans favor nuclear power decommissioning: study

Three in four Germans favor nuclear power decommissioning: study

Freiburg (Platts)--1Aug2005

As the country prepares to vote, almost 70% of Germans are in favor of the
country's exit from nuclear power, a survey commissioned by Greenpeace showed
Monday. 34% want the country to follow its decommissioning plan, 26% would
like a quicker exit and 10% a slower one. Only 13% of interviewees were in
favor of longer lifespans for reactors, and just 11% would accept new units.

The study, which interviewed 1,000 people on Jul 13-14, found that 75% of
Germans reject a new unit being built in their own neighborhood. This was true
too of the 67% of those questioned who also said they supported the government
opposition CDU party, whose policy aims to extend the life of nuclear. 

The government plans to withdraw Biblis-A, Neckarwestheim-1, Biblis-B and
Brunsbuttel in the next legislative period. The study also found that using
Gorleben as a final storage facility for nuclear waste was unwanted, with half
of CDU voters against it. Gorleben is a former salt mine in Lower Saxony,
northern Germany. It is so far the only facility under official consideration.

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