Who is willing to participate? Examining public participation intention concerning decommissioning of nuclear power plants in Belgium

Ferdiana Hoti, Tanja Perko, Peter Thijssen and Ortwin Renn

Energy Policy, 2021, vol. 157, issue C

Abstract: Decommissioning of Nuclear Power Plants (NPPs) is now a pertinent energy-related matter since most of the nuclear reactors built during nuclear renaissance will soon reach the end of their operational life. Drawing on the theoretical framework based on elements of the Value-Belief-Norm theory, psychometric paradigm, deliberative theories of democracy and in the levels of participation as defined by Arnstein's ladder, this is the first large-scale study addressing the question of who is willing to participate in decommissioning-related decision-making procedures. Data for this study were collected via a large public opinion survey (N = 1028) in Belgium in 2015, and were analyzed using Structural Equations Modelling (SEM) as a method.

Keywords: Participation intention; Decommissioning of nuclear power plants; Risk perception; Interest; SEM (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2021.112488

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