Public opinion on nuclear issues is the aggregate of attitudes or beliefs held by the adult population concerning nuclear power, nuclear weapons and uranium mining. Opinions vary very significantly across countries, and have significantly changed up and down, mostly as result of widely publicized nuclear incidents,  where the debate on climate change has boosted support for nuclear power as low-carbon energy source in many countries. According to environmentalist Stewart Brand and James Lovelock, the debate on nuclear power is far from being evidence-based and rational, with a number of anti-nuclear organizations trying to pull it into an "absolute evil" category and focusing on risks while ignoring the benefits such as zero emissions  .
Public opinion on nuclear issues is the aggregate of attitudes or beliefs held by the adult population concerning nuclear power, nuclear weapons and uranium mining. Opinions vary very significantly across countries, and have significantly changed up and down, mostly as result of widely publicized nuclear incidents, often presented in a distorted way, where the debate on climate change has boosted support for nuclear power as low-carbon energy source in many countries. According to environmentalist Stewart Brand and James Lovelock, the debate on nuclear power is far from being evidence-based and rational, with a number of anti-nuclear organizations trying to pull it into an "absolute evil" category and focusing on risks while ignoring the benefits such as zero emissions . Part of the negative attitude towards civilian nuclear power is also derived from opposition to nuclear weapons, even though civilian nuclear power programs contributed to nuclear disarmament through programs such as Megatons to Megawatts .
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often presented in a distorted way,
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. Part of the negative attitude towards civilian nuclear power is also derived from opposition to nuclear weapons, even though civilian nuclear power programs contributed to nuclear disarmament through programs such as Megatons to Megawatts