Public attitudes toward nuclear power plants in Turkey
Abstract
Due to
the increasing energy need, countries are required to optimize their usage of
energy sources for sustaining developments. One of the options to meet the
sustainable energy is the use of nuclear power plants (NPPs). However, building
and using NPPs represent a great challenge to policy makers of the countries:
acceptance of this technology by the citizens. Turkey is one of the countries
decided to establish NPPs and adjust their policy in this regard. The country's
first NPP is already under construction in Mersin, and the second will be
established in Sinop. A survey to evaluate public acceptance of NPPs was given
to 838 individuals from different cities of Turkey. The participants were
interviewed face-to-face between January and March 2018. The endorsement and
opposition rates were determined as 42.3% and 31.1%, respectively. The margin
of error at 95% CL was found to be ±3.3%. Measuring the participants' knowledge of NPPs
was also aimed. It has been asked to respondents express if they have basic knowledge
of NPPs. 72% of the participants stated that they know the basics of NPPs. To
extract the actual rate, three simple questions regarding NPPs have been asked,
and only 24.9% of all participants answered 2 or 3 questions correctly. The
results were further compared with previous surveys for Turkey and other
countries.
Keywords
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Ayrıntılar
Birincil Dil
İngilizce
Konular
Mühendislik
Bölüm
Araştırma Makalesi
Yayımlanma Tarihi
28 Ağustos 2019
Gönderilme Tarihi
6 Ekim 2018
Kabul Tarihi
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Yayımlandığı Sayı
Yıl 2019 Cilt: 25 Sayı: 4
