Surveys

The characterization of Yucca Mountain as a potential site for the first high-level nuclear repository is opposed by the State of Nevada. Responses to surveys conducted by the State of Nevada (most recently 2006) suggest that roughly 70 percent of Nevada residents who vote against a repository if they actually had a chance to vote on the project.

The State survey results primarily reflect the opinions of Clark County residents.

The State survey was intended to represent the views of the State in general, but provides little or no insight about the opinions and beliefs held by Churchill County residents with respect to the repository program. In 2008 Churchill County began an effort to track public opinion.

As part of its impact assessment and oversight program, Churchill County initiated a community survey to gage opinion about the Yucca Mountain Project and nuclear power. Survey questions were directly related to the Yucca Mountain project and more generally related to nuclear energy, and transportation of nuclear waste to Yucca Mountain. The 2010 Survey questions can be found in Appendix A in the link provided below. Several of the questions used in this year’s survey were the same as those used by the Nuclear Energy Institute to gage public opinion about nuclear waste and nuclear energy. One major difference this year was a direct question asking respondents whether they are in favor or opposed to Yucca Mountain.

Updated Survey for 2010 (PDF)

Updated Survey for 2009 (PDF)

Community Survey 2008

The following slides were part of the student survey presentation at the San Onofre Nuclear Generator Station the summer of 2008. Students surveyed the Churchill County local residents selected from a population of 12,500 registered voters using a computer program and random number generation. Using the data accumulated from the survey students prepared the following presentation.

You have the option of either a Power Point slide show or clicking each slide below for a larger view.