Radioactive wastes: public attitudes toward disposal facilities
Seventeen geographically widespread, established groups were selected which were expected to vary in their attitudes from strongly pronuclear to strongly antinuclear. People who tend to be politically active were chosen. The highest level of consensus was found on the need for site monitoring, site control, and information transfer in a waste repository. Overall, the results indicate that pronuclear respondents believe that the hazards of nuclear waste are similar to other industrial risks, while antinuclear respondents are less optimistic about safe storage of nuclear wastes and believe that nuclear power is different.
- Research Organization:
- Battelle Human Affairs Research Center, Seattle, WA (USA)
- OSTI ID:
- 5907389
- Report Number(s):
- PNL-2808
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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