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More Americans would rather live beside a nuclear plant than a datacenter

development2026-05-15

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A Gallup survey found seven in ten Americans would oppose a data center near their home, with opposition strong enough that more would rather live beside a nuclear plant than the warehouses powering the boom.

Reported metric: 7 in 10

Reporting date: 2026-05-15 (not necessarily the event date)

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More Americans would rather live beside a nuclear plant than a datacenter
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Reporting date: 2026-05-15
KB permalink: https://nicholsn.github.io/innermost-loop-kb/developments/2026-05-15-seven-in-ten-oppose-a-nearby-datacenter
Claim: A Gallup survey found seven in ten Americans would oppose a data center near their home, with opposition strong enough that more would rather live beside a nuclear plant than the warehouses powering the boom.
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- Welcome to May 15, 2026 — https://theinnermostloop.substack.com/p/welcome-to-may-15-2026
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