Nuclear-energy communications: Continuum or vacuum

Conference · Tue Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 1991 · Transactions of the American Nuclear Society; (United States)

OSTI ID:7055037

Goldstein, C ^[1]

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1. Council for Energy Awareness, Washington, DC (United States)

Public opinion and news-media perceptions of nuclear energy are like reeds blowing in the wind. Both attitudes and knowledge tend to be superficial and subject to frequent change. US Council for Energy Awareness (USCEA) research has shown that fully half of the American public will change their minds about nuclear energy even within a short period of time. This mushiness in public acceptance, as the pollsters call it, poses a key challenge for industry communicators: public information efforts cannot be sporadic; they must be constant, consistent, and pervasive.

• OSTI ID: 7055037
• Report Number(s): CONF-920606--
• Journal Information: Transactions of the American Nuclear Society; (United States), Journal Name: Transactions of the American Nuclear Society; (United States) Vol. 65; ISSN TANSA; ISSN 0003-018X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
290600* -- Energy Planning & Policy-- Nuclear Energy
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COMMUNICATIONS
EDUCATION
ENRICHED URANIUM REACTORS
INFORMATION
INFORMATION DISSEMINATION
NUCLEAR POWER
POWER
POWER REACTORS
PUBLIC INFORMATION
PUBLIC OPINION
PUBLIC RELATIONS
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REACTOR ACCIDENTS
REACTORS
THERMAL REACTORS
THREE MILE ISLAND-2 REACTOR
WATER COOLED REACTORS
WATER MODERATED REACTORS