In the U.S., 20 percent of 1,004 people polled say they're dangerous.
In Germany: Half of 1,002 polled don't like them and 26 percent want to close all plants.
In Morocco: They scare 49 percent of the population (it doesn't say how many were polled).
In the U.K.: 37 percent said remaining plants should be maintained but no more should be build.
But in South Korea: 52 percent say bring 'em on:
The country, which already produces 38 percent of its electricity with nuclear energy, is planning to build 12 new reactors by within 10 years, said Paris-based Nuclear Energy Agency spokeswoman Karen Daifuku in a telephone interview.
The IAEA hired GlobeScan to do a survey. Bloomberg has the story.
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