The dynamics of public opinion on nuclear power. Interpreting an experiment in the Netherlands

Karel Mulder

Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 2012, vol. 79, issue 8, 1513-1524

Abstract: This paper aims at clarifying factors that played a role in the formation of public attitudes towards nuclear power generation in the 1970s and 1980s in the Netherlands. The paper especially focuses on the effects of a government initiated societal discussion on energy policy between 1980 and 1985. It thereby intends to draw lessons from the controversies of the past for discussions that might return as several groups are arguing in favor of a “nuclear renaissance”.

Keywords: Nuclear power; Public opinion; Public acceptance; Participation; Decision making (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1016/j.techfore.2012.04.018

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