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- THE WEEK. // National Review;6/30/1989, Vol. 41 Issue 12, p11
Presents commentary on recent political and social developments around the world. Death of the Ayatollah Khomeini; Efforts by the U.S. government to force automakers to improve average fuel consumption to decrease dependency on foreign oil and cancel nuclear-power plants; Polls showing that...
- Nuclear finds favour as climate fears grow. Wood, Janet // Utility Week;12/9/2005, Vol. 24 Issue 17, p4
The article reports on the growing popularity of the nuclear energy industry based on the results of several public opinion polls in Great Britain in 2005. A survey by pollster Mori found out that there has been an increase in the number of people with a favorable opinion of the nuclear energy...
- KEITH CRAIN: We can't ignore benefits of nuclear power. CRAIN, KEITH // Crain's Detroit Business;3/21/2011, Vol. 27 Issue 12, p8
The article focuses on the advantages of nuclear power plants over other energy sources.
- Hot Topic: Indian Point-Post September 11-What is the Future? Sussman, Edna // Westchester County Business Journal;3/11/2002, Vol. 41 Issue 10, p27
Reports on the opposition of several municipalities to the Indian Point nuclear plants in New York. Possible impacts of an Indian Point shutdown on electric prices; Environmental community's position on energy reliability and pricing in the event of a shut down; Use of renewable energy sources....
- Home truths strike home. // Utility Week;6/20/2008, Vol. 29 Issue 9, p27
The article reports that new research reveals that most people in Great Britain are ready to accept the building of new nuclear power plants. A research carried out on behalf of "Utility Week" and consultancy Accenture has revealed that more than half the population of Great Britain supports the...
- PUBLIC ATTITUDES TOWARD CONSTRUCTION OF NEWPOWER PLANTS. ANSOLABEHERE, STEPHEN; KONISKY, DAVID M. // Public Opinion Quarterly;Fall2009, Vol. 73 Issue 3, p566
Increased demand for U.S. electricity generation will require the construction of hundreds of new power plants in the coming decades. We examine attitudinal data from the 2008 MIT Energy Survey to measure public support for and opposition to the local siting of power plants. Substantial...
- Amec signals interest in new nuclear plant. Milne, Roger; Loveday, Trevor // Utility Week;3/18/2005, Vol. 23 Issue 8, p3
Reports on the interest of construction firm Amec to join an international consortium to build nuclear power stations in Great Britain. Firms that are being linked with Amec for the consortium; Absence of plans for a policy document regarding the stations from the British government; Opposition...
- Citizens polled to quantify public support for reactors. // Utility Week;9/14/2007, Vol. 27 Issue 21, p5
The article reports on a public opinion poll conducted to determine the views of British citizens on a possible new-build nuclear program. According to business and enterprise secretary John Hutton, the government's preliminary view was that nuclear should be able to play a part in providing the...
- POLLING ON THE ISSUES. Hogan, J. Michael; Smith III, Ted J. // Public Opinion Quarterly;Winter91, Vol. 55 Issue 4, p534
The article examines the role of national public opinion polls regarding the popularity of the nuclear freeze movement during the first term of the Ronald Reagan Administration. The political success of the freeze campaign stemmed, in large measure, from a virtual consensus that the public...
