Multi-Item Scale:
Item Text:
e. ...a modern nuclear power plant was to be put into operation? [ ...ein modernes Kernkraftwerk in Betrieb genommen werden soll?]
Different Answer Format Tested:
Nein
Findings:
For item e, test persons who disagreed with the statement mostly justified their answers with the danger of nuclear accidents or with the fact that nuclear power is an outdated and environmentally harmful technology. In contrast, test persons who agreed with the statement argued that nuclear power is clean energy, that modern nuclear power plants are safe, or that nuclear energy is necessary because the exclusive supply of green electricity is not sufficient:
- "I am afraid of an accident, whether material or manmade." (TP367, response: strongly disagree).
- "Even though nuclear energy is green energy on paper, there is the question of final storage, which is anything but sustainable." (TP407, response: strongly disagree)
- "Nuclear power is a good contribution to becoming climate neutral. Modern nuclear power plants are safe." (TP339, response: rather agree)
- "Nuclear power plants, like them or not, are among the largest suppliers of electricity there are. Shutting them down creates such a big gap, which means you have to import electricity from other countries that have nuclear power plants as well." (TP472, response: strongly agree)
Recommendations:
The results of the pretest do not indicate any problems with the item, so it can be left in its current form.