Public response to the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Generating Station

Journal Article · Sun Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1982 · Energy (Stamford, Conn.); (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/0360-5442(82)90003-2· OSTI ID:6090456

Pijawka, K D

The authors examine the nature of the public response to the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Generating Station located in San Luis Obispo, California, from the early 1960s to the present. Four distinct phases of public intervention were discerned, based on change in both plant-related issues and in the nature of the antinuclear constituencies in the region. The level of public concern varied both geographically and temporally and is related to the area's social structure, environmental predispositions, and distribution of plant-related economic benefits. External events, such as the prolonged debate over the risk assessment of the seismic hazard and the Three Mile Island accident were found to be important factors in explaining variation in public concern and political response.

• Research Organization: Center for Environmental Studies and Center for Public Affairs, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85281
• OSTI ID: 6090456
• Journal Information: Energy (Stamford, Conn.); (United States), Vol. 7:8
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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29 ENERGY PLANNING
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22 GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS
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CALIFORNIA
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
RISK ASSESSMENT
SEISMIC EFFECTS
SOCIOLOGY
THREE MILE ISLAND-2 REACTOR
ENRICHED URANIUM REACTORS
FEDERAL REGION IX
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THERMAL POWER PLANTS
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WATER MODERATED REACTORS
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