TY - JOUR
T1 - Policymakers and stakeholders’ perceptions of science-driven nuclear energy policy
AU - Li, Nan
AU - Brossard, Dominique
AU - Scheufele, Dietram A.
AU - Wilson, Paul P.H.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2018
PY - 2018/6
Y1 - 2018/6
N2 - This study surveyed 137 policymakers and key stakeholders (e.g., employees of government agencies, academic institutions, nonprofit organizations, industry, and advocacy groups) involved in making decisions on nuclear energy policy, 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.
AB - This study surveyed 137 policymakers and key stakeholders (e.g., employees of government agencies, academic institutions, nonprofit organizations, industry, and advocacy groups) involved in making decisions on nuclear energy policy, 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.
KW - Nuclear Energy
KW - Nuclear Fuel Cycles
KW - Science-driven Policy
KW - Scientist–Policymaker Communication
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85046127393&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.net.2018.03.012
DO - 10.1016/j.net.2018.03.012
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85046127393
SN - 1738-5733
VL - 50
SP - 773
EP - 779
JO - Nuclear Engineering and Technology
JF - Nuclear Engineering and Technology
IS - 5
ER -