[1F08-10] Social Survey 1

[1F08] Public Opinion Survey on Nuclear Power Plants in Japan, United Kingdom, and United States of America

*Hiroshi YAMAGATA¹ (1. Nagaoka University of Technology)

Keywords:Nuclear power plant, Public opinion survey, New construction, Evacuation, Disposal site

Public opinion on nuclear energy is an important factor for the construction and operation of nuclear power plants (NPPs). In this study, public opinion surveys on existing NPP use and the new construction of NPPs were conducted simultaneously using the same method in Japan, UK, and USA. In Japan, there was a higher percentage of respondents who disagreed compared with UK and USA. In all three countries, the term “new construction” made the respondents anxious about NPP safety. This study also examined whether Japanese respondents’ attitudes change when the reasons for negative opinions toward NPPs are solved. For Japanese respondents who believed that the problem of radioactive waste had not yet been resolved, the selection of a disposal site was not perceived as a solution.