Public perception and underlying values regarding final disposal of radioactively contaminated soil from a large nuclear accident.

ABSTRACT: Public understanding of the construction of radioactive waste disposal sites, including those for decontamination waste derived from a nuclear accident, is particularly difficult when the disposal site is far from the location in which the waste was generated. Radioactively contaminated soil from the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident is planned for final disposal outside of Fukushima Prefecture by 2045. The purpose of the current study was to identify underlying values influencing public perceptions regarding the final disposal. A total of 40 people were interviewed, including both supporters and opponents of the final disposal policy. The results of quantitative text analysis showed that the opinions of supporters were characterized by perspectives that reflected the Raw

SUBMITTER: Takada M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11965232 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature