Full Title: Policymakers and Stakeholders’ Perceptions of Science-Driven Nuclear Energy Policy
Author(s): Nan Li, Dominique Brossard, Dietram A. Scheufele, Paul P.H. Wilson
Publisher(s): Nuclear Engineering and Technology
Publication Date: March 1, 2018
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Description (excerpt):
This study surveyed 137 policymakers and key stakeholders involved in making decisions on nuclear energy policy (e.g., employees of government agencies, academic institutions, nonprofit organizations, industry, and advocacy groups), investigating how they differentially perceived the importance of scientific evidence in driving nuclear policy. We also identified the policy areas that each group of decision-makers are mostly concerned about and showed how such concerns might contextualize and ultimately shape their perceptions of science-driven policy.