Nuclear safety attracts many concerns from society especially after Fukushima accident. In recent years, although nuclear safety system has been continuously improved on the aspects of design functions, safety standards and safety assessment methods, etc., the public panic has not been reduced correspondingly. In some countries and regions, the public nuclear panic has a strong impact on the sustainable development of nuclear energy, which has been widely recognized by nuclear industries worldwide. In this paper, we studied the nuclear public panic from three aspects with the analysis of psychological and sociological methods, including: (1) Discussing the source of nuclear panic in the sense of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs and psychoanalysis; (2) Systemically studying the irrational behaviors in nuclear accidents and the public nuclear culture with cognitive theory; (3) Giving out the general model of public nuclear panic. In the last, some suggestions of nuclear risk perception and communication were also shown as reference, which are significant for the future work.
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2013 21st International Conference on Nuclear Engineering
July 29–August 2, 2013
Chengdu, China
Conference Sponsors:
- Nuclear Engineering Division
ISBN:
978-0-7918-5582-9
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The Study of Panic to Nuclear Energy on Psychological and Sociological Issues
Kehan Shen,
Kehan Shen
Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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Changzhou Lei,
Changzhou Lei
Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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Xiaoye Wang
Xiaoye Wang
Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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Kehan Shen
Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
Chao Fang
Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
Changzhou Lei
Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
Xiaoye Wang
Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
Paper No:
ICONE21-15017, V005T12A001; 6 pages
Published Online:
February 7, 2014
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Shen, K, Fang, C, Lei, C, & Wang, X. "The Study of Panic to Nuclear Energy on Psychological and Sociological Issues." Proceedings of the 2013 21st International Conference on Nuclear Engineering. Volume 5: Fuel Cycle, Radioactive Waste Management and Decommissioning; Reactor Physics and Transport Theory; Nuclear Education, Public Acceptance and Related Issues; Instrumentation and Controls; Fusion Engineering. Chengdu, China. July 29–August 2, 2013. V005T12A001. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE21-15017
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