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‘Chernobyl’ and the nuclear power issue in West German public opinion
Ist Teil von
Journal of environmental psychology, 1990-06, Vol.10 (2), p.121-134
Ort / Verlag
Elsevier India Pvt Ltd
Erscheinungsjahr
1990
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Elsevier Journal Backfiles on ScienceDirect (DFG Nationallizenzen)
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Three large scale surveys among the West German population were conducted in November/December 1986, May/June 1987 and May/June 1988 in order to analyse the long-term impacts of the Chernobyl disaster on opinions, attitudes and behaviour of the public. Particular emphasis was given to the perception of the threat caused by the event, the credibility of the information sources and the consequences drawn for dietary behaviour and attitudes towards the future use of nuclear power in West Germany. Results indicate that uncertainty about the health consequences of the reactor accident is a major response of the population to the event. The information given to the public by different sources after the accident was generally evaluated as insufficient. Although the assessment of the danger of the Chernobyl disaster was not reduced between the first and the third survey, the political opposition to the future use of nuclear power decreased to some extent. (This development was partly counterbalanced by the impact on public opinion of a scandal within the West German nuclear industry.) The results of a couple of elections after the Chernobyl disaster indicate that the majority of the population-though critical to nuclear power and concerned about its risks-does not demand clear-cut changes in energy policy.