The public opinion on the use of nuclear power in the United States deteriorated between 2010 and 2022. In that year, only 51 percent of the respondents to a recent survey were favorable to nuclear energy. Almost as many were opposed to it. The opinion of U.S. adults on nuclear energy was remarkably different in 2010, when over 60 percent of the respondents were favorable to its use and only 33 percent were against it.
Favorability of the use of nuclear energy among adults in the United States in selected years from 2010 to 2022
Conducted on landline telephones and cellular phones. Interviews conducted in English and Spanish.
Method of interview
Telephone interview
Supplementary notes
This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Overall, do you strongly favor, somewhat favor, somewhat oppose, or strongly oppose the use of nuclear
energy as one of the ways to provide electricity in the United States?"
The survey periods were March 4 to 7 in 2010, March 3 to 6 in 2011, March 7 to 10 in 2013, March 5 to 8 in 2015, and March 2 to 6 in 2016.
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