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He suggested that extended safe operation is the best way for the nuclear industry to earn public support, although he noted that public trust can be easily lost again when things go wrong. Abdulla suggested that nuclear power may have a higher hill to climb in terms of building public trust compared to other technologies, such as aviation or medical advances, in part because the benefits are less visible in people's everyday lives, while the risks are more obvious.
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Weart posited that the problem arises in part from a communication disconnect between more logically oriented engineers, who focus on statistics, and a more emotionally oriented public, influenced by disturbing photos or disaster scenarios for which the nuclear industry has not offered a satisfying answer. Another issue that has gone unaddressed is the link between expanding nuclear energy and expanding access to nuclear weapons, in particular for nuclear terrorism, about which governments and the public are justifiably nervous, he noted.
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2020. "Empires Built on Sand: On the Fundamental Implau sibility of Reactor Safety Assessments and the Implications for Nuclear Regulation." Regulation and Governance 15(4)
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2021. "GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy: Helping Meet the UK's Clean Electricity Needs." Built Environment Networking, February 2.
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NUCLEAR DECISIONS Baruch Fischhoff, Carnegie Mellon University Fischhoff studies science communication, especially pertaining to risk (Fischhoff et al. 1980, 1981; Fischhoff 2011, 2013, 2018; Fischhoff and Kadvany 2011; Fischhoff and Davis 2014)
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. PUBLIC RISK PERCEPTIONS AND NUCLEAR ENERGY IN BRITAIN Nick Pidgeon, Cardiff University Pidgeon discussed the evolution of public views toward nuclear power and lessons from community engagement experiences, particularly in the United Kingdom.
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2000s, proponents in the United Kingdom and the United States sought to reframe nuclear power as important for fighting climate change and achieving energy security, arguing that nuclear energy could be a path to self-sufficiency, reliability, and sustainability (Bickerstaff et al. 2008; Greenberg and Truelove 2010; Corner et al.
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survey research suggests that there may be a recent rise in support for existing nuclear plants and small modular reactors (SMRs) , although the level of support can fluctuate during extreme weather events, polarizing geopolitics, or energy shortages (see Figure 2-3)
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FIGURE 2-3 Fluctuations in public support for nuclear energy over time. SOURCE: Gupta and Jenkins-Smith 2021.
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