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Title: The {open_quotes}Dragon of Kovachitsa{close_quotes}: Local perceptions of radioactive pollution near the Kozlodui Nuclear Power Station (Bulgaria)

Journal Article · · Human Ecology
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  1. Bulgarian Society for Regional Cultural Studies, Sofia (Bulgaria)

There is continuing uncertainty surrounding the safety of nuclear power stations in Eastern Europe, among them the one at Kozlodui, Bulgaria. It is argued in this paper that attempts on the part of the state to assert the safety of nuclear power stations are expressed in terms of an official {open_quotes}nuclear-safe{close_quotes} discourse, while the local inhabitants near the Kozlodui nuclear power station employ a vernacular mode of expression to explain possible radioactive pollution.

Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
OSTI ID:
90914
Journal Information:
Human Ecology, Vol. 23, Issue 1; Other Information: PBD: Mar 1995
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English