Risk perception as it applies to nuclear power and nuclear waste disposal

Conference · Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1988 · Nucl. Mater. Manage. Annu. Meet. Proc.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6529458

Sprecher, W M

Disparate perceptions of risk have emerged as one of the critical issues confronting the future of commercial nuclear power. This paper explores the origins and possible ramifications of the public's perception of risks associated with commercial nuclear power and related high-level nuclear waste disposal programs. This paper summarizes the results of numerous psychometric studies and public opinion polls that analyze the relationship of risk to nuclear power and waste management.

• Research Organization: Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management, U.S. Dept. of Energy, Washington, DC (US)
• OSTI ID: 6529458
• Report Number(s): CONF-880631-
• Journal Information: Nucl. Mater. Manage. Annu. Meet. Proc.; (United States), Vol. 17; Conference: 29. annual meeting of the Institute of Nuclear Materials Management, Las Vegas, NV, USA, 26 Jun 1988
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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