The outcomes of a sociological research on how the residents of the Leningrad Region and Saint Petersburg feel about the nuclear power in their area have been summarized. The poll was conducted by ElaNCom, a research company, in March 2019. Over 1000 respondents aged between 18 and 60 years old took part in it, those being the residents of Saint Petersburg and other cities of the Leningrad Region – Sosnovyy Bor, Vyborg, Gatchina, Vsevolozhsk and Tikhvin. Such polls were conducted in all regions where Russian NPPs are located.

According to the results, 79% of the residents in the region are in favour of active advancement of nuclear power or keeping it at the same level. 78.5% of the residents of Sosnovyy Bor, a satellite town of the Leningrad NPP, shared this vision.

76.5% of the region residents and 84.8% of the Sosnovyy Bor dwellers approve of using nuclear power as one of the primary sources of power. Over a half of respondents state that their attitude towards the Leningrad NPP is positive or more positive than not (62.3% in the Leningrad Region and 74.1% in Sosnovyy Bor); besides, they support the construction of new power blocks (66.7% in the Leningrad Region and 58.5% in Sosnovyy Bor). 69.5% of the respondents believe that having a nuclear power plant is an advantage compared to other regions, while 40.5% of the surveyed in Sosnovyy Bor believe that the Leningrad NPP defines the development of the city and funds major projects.