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Support For Nuclear Power Higher Than Ever, Survey Suggests
The Olkiluoto-3 EPR is schdued to begin full commercial operation this year. Courtesy TVO.
Support for nuclear power in Finland is higher than ever with 60 percent in favour and only 11 percent against, according to a survey commissioned by the Finnish Energy Industry Association.

The survey, carried out by Kantar Public in April, showed 34 percent were “completely positive” about nuclear power and 26 percent “broadly positive”. The Finnish Energy Industry Association said the numbers were “higher than ever in the history of measurements”.

Of the 11 percent who were negative towards nuclear, three percent were “completely negative” and eight percent “broadly negative”.

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