Public opposition to the siting of the high-level nuclear waste repository: The importance of trust
This paper examines several dimensions of public opposition to the proposed siting of the high-level nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain. In order to provide a context for the public`s views of the repository in metropolitan Clark County, both governmental studies of the repository siting process are analyzed, as well as elements of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act. This analysis suggests that one potentially key component of the public`s opposition to the siting, as well as their perceptions of risk of the facility, may be the result of a lack of trust in the Department of Energy. Empirical analysis of survey data collected in Nevada in 1988 confirms the strong relationship between political trust and repository risk perceptions.
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- OSTI ID:
- 138818
- Journal Information:
- Policy Studies Review, Journal Name: Policy Studies Review Journal Issue: 4 Vol. 10; ISSN 0278-4416; ISSN PSRWD5
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
DECISION MAKING
GOVERNMENT POLICIES
IMPLEMENTATION
INTERAGENCY COOPERATION
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
NEVADA
NUCLEAR WASTE POLICY ACTS
POLITICAL ASPECTS
PUBLIC OPINION
RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL
RADIOACTIVE WASTE FACILITIES
RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT
RECOMMENDATIONS
SITE SELECTION
STATE GOVERNMENT
US DOE
YUCCA MOUNTAIN
Yucca Mountain Project