Published October 2012 | Version v1
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Trends in public opinion concerning nuclear power generation in the United States and Europe after the Fukushima Daiichi Power Plant accident (2)

Creators

  • 1. Inst. of Nuclear Safety System, Inc., Inst. of Social Research, Mihama, Fukui (Japan)

Description

The author surveyed the results of American and European opinion research about nuclear power generation around one year after the Fukushima Daiichi Power Plant accident and analyzed current public opinion trends toward nuclear power generation in the US and Europe. It was found that the percentage of Americans who had a positive attitude towards nuclear power generation had decreased just after the accident. However, the percentage of Americans who supported nuclear power generation slightly recovered one year after the accident. Among people in the UK, it was found that the positive attitude held towards nuclear power plants which had decreased after the accident, increased one year later. (author)

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
INSS Journal
Journal Volume
19
Journal Page Range
p. 297-301
ISSN
1340-4482

INIS

Country of Publication
Japan
Country of Input or Organization
Japan
INIS RN
44075102
Subject category
S29: ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY AND ECONOMY;
Descriptors DEI
CHINA; COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS; EARTHQUAKES; FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY; FRANCE; FUKUSHIMA-1 REACTOR; FUKUSHIMA-2 REACTOR; FUKUSHIMA-3 REACTOR; FUKUSHIMA-4 REACTOR; JAPAN; NUCLEAR POWER; PUBLIC OPINION; REACTOR ACCIDENTS; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; TSUNAMIS; UNITED KINGDOM; USA
Descriptors DEC
ACCIDENTS; ASIA; BWR TYPE REACTORS; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; EASTERN EUROPE; ENRICHED URANIUM REACTORS; EUROPE; EVALUATION; GRAVITY WAVES; NORTH AMERICA; POWER; POWER REACTORS; REACTORS; SEISMIC EVENTS; THERMAL REACTORS; WATER COOLED REACTORS; WATER MODERATED REACTORS; WATER WAVES; WESTERN EUROPE

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Notes
3 refs., 3 figs.