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Southern Nevada residents` views about the Yucca Mountain high-level nuclear waste repository and related issues: A comparative analysis of urban and rural survey data

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/140781· OSTI ID:140781
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  1. Utah State Univ., Logan, UT (United States)
  2. Arizona State Univ., Tempe, AZ (United States)
two separate surveys were undertaken in 1988 to ascertain southern Nevadans` views about the Yucca Mountain repository and related issues. The first of these studies focused on the attitudes and perceptions of residents in the Las Vegas metropolitan area. The second study addressed similar issues, but focused on the views of residents in six rural communities in three counties adjacent to the Yucca Mountain site. However, parallel findings from the two data sets have not been jointly analyzed in order to identify ways in which the views and orientations of residents in the rural and urban study areas may be similar or different. The purpose of this report is to develop and present a comparative assessment of selected issues addressed in the rural and urban surveys. Because both urban and rural populations would potentially be impacted by the Yucca Mountain repository, such an analysis will provide important insights into possible repository impacts on the well-being of residents throughout southern Nevada.
Research Organization:
Nevada Nuclear Waste Project Office, Carson City, NV (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
FG08-85NV10461
OSTI ID:
140781
Report Number(s):
NWPO-SE--038-91; ON: DE92017676
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English