Development of a structural model to analyze public opinion on a high-level radioactive waste facility
Conference
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OSTI ID:145451
- Decision Research, Eugene, OR (United States)
- Univ. of Iowa, Iowa City, IA (United States)
Studies show that Nevada residents and state officials oppose the proposed high-level radioactive waste repository project at Yucca Mountain. Nevada residents view the Yucca Mountain repository as having extremely high risk; nuclear experts, in contrast, feel the risks are very low. These experts have suggested that public risk perceptions may be reduced by better program management, increased trust in the federal government, and/or by increased benefits and compensation for accepting a repository. The model described in this paper is designed to examine the relationship between risk perception and various strategies for risk management using a confirmatory multivariate method known as covariance structure analysis.
- Research Organization:
- American Nuclear Society, La Grange Park, IL (United States); American Society of Civil Engineers, New York, NY (United States)
- OSTI ID:
- 145451
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-910435--Vol.1
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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