Public acceptance of central station power generation: a reporter's view
Public acceptance, vital to utilities planning generating expansion, comes from public perception of what issues are involved. Various levels and types of perceptions enter the issues of nuclear and central power generating expansion. Questions of growth, for example, are often motivated by a desire for social reform and a redistribution of income. Present Administration policies advocate a balanced energy mix and a commitment to nuclear expansion, as evident in the reform bill to expedite nuclear licensing. The judicial and legislative branches concur in the need for expansion. The possibility that this trend is not permanent is examined in two opposing scenarios, each of which will profoundly affect public opinion and the framing of energy policy. The public perceives nuclear power as necessary as long as it is sited elsewhere. Perceiving utilities as monopolies that are incapable of providing reliable power or protecting the environment, the public resents high utility bills.
- Research Organization:
- Wall Street Journal, New York
- OSTI ID:
- 6785602
- Journal Information:
- Info; (United States), Journal Name: Info; (United States) Vol. 122; ISSN INFDD
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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ECONOMIC IMPACT
ELECTRIC UTILITIES
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
INTERVENORS
LICENSING
NUCLEAR FACILITIES
NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS
POWER DEMAND
POWER PLANTS
PUBLIC OPINION
PUBLIC RELATIONS
PUBLIC UTILITIES
RELIABILITY
SITE SELECTION
SOCIAL IMPACT
THERMAL POWER PLANTS