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Article: Consumers Warm to Nuclear Power in Fight against Fossil Fuel Dependency, Accenture Survey Finds.(Survey)
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- March 17, 2009
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NEW YORK -- More than two-thirds of people around the world believe that their countries should start using or increase their use of nuclear power, according to findings of a global survey released today by Accenture (NYSE: ACN).
The survey of more than 10,000 people in 20 countries shows that 29 percent of respondents support the use or increased use of nuclear power outright, and another 40 percent say they would support nuclear power if their concerns about were overcome. But in a warning to nuclear generators and policy makers, sentiment has polarized in recent years.
The survey found that, overall, sentiment has swung in favor of nuclear energy, ...