Most Russians
support developing nuclear energy: poll
Sep 28, 2005 - Xinhua English Newswire
Most Russians support developing nuclear energy: poll
MOSCOW, Sept. 28 (Xinhua) -- Over half of Russians surveyed in a poll
stand for developing the nuclear energy sector, while 25 percent think
it should be phased out, the Interfax news agency reported on Wednesday.
The poll of 1,600 Russians conducted by the VTsIOM public opinion
service in 153 communities in 46 Russian regions on September 24-25
showed 59 percent people support nuclear energy development.
Nearly half of the Russians polled, or 49 percent, believe the
country should develop innovative and environmentally safe technologies
to utilize other alternatives such wind power and solar energy.
The poll also showed that most Russians think a Chernobyl-like
disaster in 1986 is possible to happen again.
Forty-seven percent of respondents in the poll believe the
transportation and burial of radioactive wastes bring about the most
harming effect on the environment.
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