Public Participation in Decision-Making on Nuclear Research Installations

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Abstract

The aim of this paper was to determine predictors for the intended level of involvement in decision making concerning new installations for nuclear research. The research is based on empirical data from a large-scale public opinion survey in Belgium. Results show that attitudes towards participation and moral norms are the strongest predictors for the intention to take part in public involvement activities, other influential predictors being subjective norms, descriptive norms and time constraints. At the same time, the analysis reveals that financial benefits from participation do not seem to influence people's intention to participate in decision processes related to new nuclear installations.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the IRPA13 World Congress
Place of PublicationUnited Kingdom
StatePublished - May 2012
EventIRPA 2012 - 13th International Radiation Protection Association Congress - Society for Radiological Protection (SRP), Glasgow
Duration: 13 May 201218 May 2012

Conference

ConferenceIRPA 2012 - 13th International Radiation Protection Association Congress
Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
CityGlasgow
Period2012-05-132012-05-18

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