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DOI	10.1016/j.enpol.2021.112488
	Who is willing to participate? Examining public participation intention concerning decommissioning of nuclear power plants in Belgium
	Hoti F.; Perko T.; Thijssen P.; Renn O.
发表日期	2021
ISSN	03014215
卷号	157
英文摘要	Decommissioning of Nuclear Power Plants (NPPs) is now a pertinent energy-related matter since most of the nuclear reactors built during nuclear renaissance will soon reach the end of their operational life. Drawing on the theoretical framework based on elements of the Value-Belief-Norm theory, psychometric paradigm, deliberative theories of democracy and in the levels of participation as defined by Arnstein's ladder, this is the first large-scale study addressing the question of who is willing to participate in decommissioning-related decision-making procedures. Data for this study were collected via a large public opinion survey (N = 1028) in Belgium in 2015, and were analyzed using Structural Equations Modelling (SEM) as a method. Results show that interest on the topic of decommissioning as well as radiological risk perception have direct effects on participation intention. Furthermore, we found that low trust in the nuclear industry, being ideologically leftist, having more negative attitudes towards nuclear energy, and living in the vicinity of a nuclear installation influences participation intention indirectly, through interest and risk perception. Based on these findings we point out to some challenges that can appear in decision-making processes and some recommendations on how to prevent or solve them. © 2021 Elsevier Ltd
关键词	Decommissioning of nuclear power plants Interest Participation intention Risk perception SEM
英文关键词	Nuclear energy; Nuclear fuels; Nuclear industry; Nuclear power plants; Risk perception; Scanning electron microscopy; Social aspects; Belgium; Decommissioning of nuclear power plant; Energy; Interest; Nuclear renaissance; Operational life; Participation intention; Power; Public participation; Structural equation models; Decommissioning (nuclear reactors); decision making; ideology; local participation; nuclear power plant; risk perception; theoretical study; Belgium
语种	英语
来源期刊	Energy Policy
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/205152
作者单位	Belgian Nuclear Research Centre (SCK CEN), Boeretang 200, Mol, 2400, Belgium; Universiteit Antwerpen, Sint Jacobstraat 2, Antwerpen, 2000, Belgium; University of Stuttgart, Keplerstraße 7, Stuttgart, 70174, Germany
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Hoti F.,Perko T.,Thijssen P.,et al. Who is willing to participate? Examining public participation intention concerning decommissioning of nuclear power plants in Belgium[J],2021,157.
APA	Hoti F.,Perko T.,Thijssen P.,&Renn O..(2021).Who is willing to participate? Examining public participation intention concerning decommissioning of nuclear power plants in Belgium.Energy Policy,157.
MLA	Hoti F.,et al."Who is willing to participate? Examining public participation intention concerning decommissioning of nuclear power plants in Belgium".Energy Policy 157(2021).