Nuclear Waste Management, Nuclear Power, and Energy Choices Public Preferences, Perceptions, and Trust /

• Main Author: Greenberg, Michael (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London : Springer London : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Series: Lecture Notes in Energy, 2
• Subjects: Engineering.; Energy policy.; Energy and state.; Nuclear engineering.; Waste management.; Nuclear Engineering.; Energy Policy, Economics and Management.; Waste Management/Waste Technology.

Hundreds of studies have investigated public perceptions and preferences about nuclear power, waste management, and technology. However there is clear lack of uniformity in the style, aims and methods applied.  Consequently, the body of results is inconsistent and it is difficult to isolate relevant...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Managing the Nuclear Legacies
• 2. The United States Nuclear Factories
• 3. Public Stakeholders: What We Know and Expect
• 4. CRESP Surveys of Major US Department of Energy Environmental Management Site-Regions and of the National Population, 2005-2010
• 5 Impact of the Fukushima Events on Public Preferences and Perceptions in the United States, 2011
• 6. Nuclear Waste Management: Building a Foundation to Enhance Trust.