Abstract
Public acceptability has become recognized as an indispensable
prerequisite for technological development in democratic societies. Nuclear
technology forms no exception in this regard, quite the contrary. This chapter
starts by sketching a historical overview of the rise of the notion of public
acceptability with regard to nuclear developments, continues by outlining the
main focus and outcomes of contemporary research accompanying this
evolution, then explains why the subject continues to demand attention by
unravelling the complexity of the topic of public acceptability and the nuclear
fuel cycle, and ends with some refl ections that may guide the future treatment
of the topic.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Nuclear fuel cycle science and engineering |
| Place of Publication | United Kingdom |
| Publisher | WP - Woodhead Publishing |
| Pages | 80-99 |
| Edition | 1 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-0-85709-638-8 |
| State | Published - Sep 2012 |