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Public Opposition To The Siting Of The High-Level Nuclear Waste Repository: The Importance Of Trust.
- Source :
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Policy Studies Review . Winter91/92, Vol. 10 Issue 4, p180-194. 15p. - Publication Year :
- 1991
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Abstract
- This paper examines several dimensions of public opposition to the proposed siting of the high-level nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain. In order to provide a context for the public's view of the repository in metropolitan Clark County, both governmental studies of the repository siting process are analyzed, as well as elements of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act. This analysis suggests that one potentially key component of the public's opposition to the siting, as well as their perceptions of risk of the facility, may be the result of a lack of trust in the Department of Energy. Empirical analysis of survey data collected in Nevada in 1988 confirms the strong relationship between political trust and repository risk perceptions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *RADIOACTIVE waste repositories
*RADIOACTIVE wastes
*RADIOACTIVE waste sites
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 02784416
- Volume :
- 10
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Policy Studies Review
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 11531742
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1541-1338.1991.tb00289.x