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72% of Indonesian people agree with nuclear power plants
Results of a poll commissioned by an independent survey agency reveal that 72 percent of Indonesian people agree with the governmentâs plan to develop nuclear power plants (PLTN)
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esults of a poll commissioned by an independent survey agency reveal that 72 percent of Indonesian people agree with the government's plan to develop nuclear power plants (PLTN).
'Nationally, the percentage of people who can accept PLTN reaches 72 percent, while in Bali, Java and Madure, those who can accept them reaches 74 percent,' National Nuclear Energy Agency (BATAN) head Djarot Wisnubroto said, as quoted by Antara news agency in Jakarta on Tuesday.
He further said that according to the survey's results, 57 percent of people in Bangka Belitung could accept PLTN development.
The survey conducted by pollster PT Media Cipta Pesona involved 3,000 respondents nationally, 1,000 respondents in Bali, Java and Madura and 1,000 respondents in Bangka and Belitung. The survey, which ran from October through November, used a random sampling method with an error margin of 1.8 percent.
Djarot said the latest survey showed greater public support than the two previous studies, in which only 52.9 percent of respondents agreed with PLTN development in 2012 and 60.4 percent in 2013.
'In 2011, public acceptance for PLTN stood at 49.5 percent, down from 59.7 percent in 2010 because of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant disaster following a major earthquake and tsunami in the area,' said Djarot, adding that the survey results would be presented to President Joko 'Jokowi' Widodo and related ministries. (ebf)(+++)
