Mars 2011 / http://www.guardian

Japan nuclear crisis puts UK public off new power stations

Support for new nuclear in UK falls by 12% following near-meltdown at Fukushima in Japan, Friends of the Earth finds

Support for nuclear power in the UK has dropped by twelve percent following the near-meltdown at Fukushima nuclear power plant, according to the first national opinion poll conducted since the earthquake near Japan that triggered a devastating tsunami.

The nuclear emergency, which the Japanese authorities are still battling to contain, looks set to make it more difficult (…)