Nuclear power is the use of nuclear reactions that release energy to generate heat, which most frequently is then used in steam turbines to produce electricity in a nuclear power station. About 15% of Canada's electricity comes from nuclear power, with 19 reactors mostly in Ontario providing 13.5 GWe of power capacity. Proponents argue that nuclear energy is now safe and emits much less carbon emissions than coal plants. Opponents argue that recent nuclear disasters in Japan prove that nuclear power is far from safe.
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Response rates from 668k Canada voters.
60% Yes |
40% No |
50% Yes |
30% No |
8% Yes, temporarily while we increase investment into cleaner renewable alternatives |
10% No, we should invest in cleaner alternatives such as wind, hydroelectric, thorium, and geothermal |
1% Yes, as long as there is no public subsidy |
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1% Yes, and nationalize the industry |
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1% Yes, but with public subsidy |
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Unique answers from Canada voters whose views went beyond the provided options.
@5H7PKLT4yrs4Y
@9G5NKD71yr1Y
Yes, but under proper protection with nationalize industry, while investing in cleaner alternatives.
@8T7NNYC4yrs4Y
@996M5VF2yrs2Y
Yes. The reason being, is that nuclear energy is actually one of the cleanest energy sources on earth. It's just people are afraid to use it due to the Chernobyl incident, when in reality, that was an accident, and not something that would happen when nuclear energy is used.
@B25S8F56 days6D
Nuclear energy is good because it makes a lot of power with little fuel and doesn’t pollute the air, but it’s also dangerous because of accidents and radioactive waste, so it needs to be used carefully.
@B23B8DT2wks2W
yes nuclear energy is our future need we need to put more money into it and our nuclear weapons' program
@9ZZ37MK3wks3W
Yes, this is a massive power source but we need to research this more and understand it and figure out ways to use this in a safe way
@9ZKRZJD1mo1MO
As long as funding is given to research how to implement it safely and properly dispose of nuclear waste.
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