61% of Poles in favor of nuclear plants in Poland

As many as 61 percent of the Polish society is in favor of building a nuclear power plant in Poland, including 21 percent who strongly support the idea, according to a poll conducted for the Ministry of Energy. “This is the highest score in the history of the poll, which has been carried out regularly since 2012,” the ministry stated. Compared to 2015, the share of nuclear energy proponents increased by 10 percentage points. Only 16 percent of those polled were against the construction of a nuclear plant, while 18 percent were moderately against the idea. “Interestingly, 48 percent of respondents would agree to a nuclear power plant being constructed in the area where they live,” the ministry added.