Journal
ENERGY POLICY
Volume 126, Issue -, Pages 352-360Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2018.11.040
Keywords
Knowledge about nuclear energy; Perceived benefit; Perceived risk; Public engagement; Public acceptance
Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [71601174, 71804174, 71571172]
- China Postdoctoral Science Foundation [2018M632555]
- Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities [WK2040150015]
- National Social Science Foundation of China [16CJL020]
- Fujian Fund of Soft Science Research [2017R0034]
- Program for New Century Excellent Talents in Fujian Province University
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Nuclear energy has been regarded as a controversial energy option to reduce carbon emissions, alleviate global warming and transition to a low-carbon society. Understanding public perceptions and acceptance of nuclear energy and identifying the determinants of acceptance are vital to make nuclear energy policy and establish nuclear energy program. Based on a questionnaire survey conducted in China (N = 719), this study aims to examine public perceptions and acceptance of nuclear energy, and explore the effects of public knowledge about nuclear energy, perceived benefit, perceived risk and public engagement on public acceptance. This study indicated that public knowledge is positively and significantly related to perceived benefit and public acceptance, but not significantly related to perceived risk. Perceived benefit and perceived risk are all positively and significantly associated with public acceptance. Meanwhile, this study also demonstrated the positive effect of public engagement on public acceptance. In addition, this study also revealed that public knowledge, perceived benefit and public engagement in China are at a lower level, and public acceptance of nuclear energy is at a moderate level. However, the level of perceived risk is higher. Based on the results, implications and suggestions are presented.
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