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Now, it's time to review public opinion on whether to have nuclear power in Japan. What do you think they said?

原発比率:民主党の調査 会が議論開始

毎日新聞 2012年08月24日 21時53分

民主党は２４日、将来のエネルギー政策を議 論する「エネルギー・環境調査会」の初会合を 開き、将来の総発電量に占める原発比率を巡る 議論を始めた。今国会期末の９月８日までに結 論を出す方針だが、原発ゼロの是非とその実現 時期が最大の焦点となる。

会合では、会長の前原誠司政調会長が、政府 が２０３０年時点の原発比率として示した ０％、１５％、２０２５％−−の三つの選択肢に こだわらず、目標時期などを変えた党の独自案 をまとめることもあり得るとの考えも示した。

一方、出席議員からは、政府主催の討論型世 論調査などで、原発ゼロ支持が最多だったこと から、「国民の方向性はゼロ。政党としてゼロ にした方が分かりやすい」との意見が出た。【 小倉祥徳、鈴木美穂】

http://mainichi.jp/select/news/20120825k0000m020108000c.html

Nuclear power percentage: DPJ’s research committee begins discussions

On the 24 th , the DPJ kicked off the opening meeting of their “Energy & Environment Research Committee”, focused on discussions about future energy policy, opening with a debate over what percentage of total power output should come from nuclear sources. The plan is to put out a conclusion by the end of the current Parliamentary session on 9/8. The principal focus is on the pros and cons of eliminating nuclear power and the time period in which that could be realized.

At the meeting, committee chairman Seiji Maehara indicated that the party might submit its own proposal with a different target timeframe, without regard to the options the government suggested of a reduction in reliance on nuclear power to 0%, 15%, or 20-25% by 2030.

Based on the government sponsored discussion-format public opinion research, complete elimination of nuclear power received the most support among attending parliamentarians as displayed in the generally vocalized opinion that “The population’s support is for zero. As a political party, it is most intuitive to pursue a policy of complete elimination.”