Living with nuclear energy: A systematic review of the psychological consequences of nuclear power

Edwards, Michael; Schweitzer, Robert; Shakespeare‐Finch, Jane; Byrne, Aidan; Gordon-King, Keely

doi:10.1016/j.erss.2018.08.016

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“…Overall, and in line with the recent systematic review of qualitative and mixed methods research on psychological aspects of living with nuclear energy and technology (Edwards et al, 2019) that pointed out the need for further qualitative research in the area, the present study using seemingly unrelated bivariate weighted ordered probit modeling Niankara and Zoungrana (2018) found significant heterogeneity in youth awareness and expectations about nuclear electrical power technology and nuclear waste across the seven emirates. The youth in Abu Dhabi and Dubai appeared relatively more aware and optimistic compared to those from the other emirates.…”

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“…Given the general divisions in the use of nuclear power technology (Chien, 2014;Cottrell, 2017), understanding public and specifically youth's awareness and optimism about nuclear technology, and identifying the determinants of acceptance are vital to making national nuclear energy policies and establishing long-term nuclear energy programs (Arikawa et al, 2014;Stefanelli et al, 2017;Edwards et al, 2019). The present study therefore, as a follow up to Niankara (2018) and Niankara and Zoungrana (2018) inscribes itself in this dynamic, using the cross-national data sample on the environmental affection and cognition of adolescent students (Niankara, 2019).…”

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The Impact of Youth's Biospheric Interests on their Awareness and Expectations about Nuclear Power Technology in the United Arab Emirates

Niankara¹

2019

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Relying on the United Arab Emirates (UAE) extract from the cross-national data sample on the environmental affection and cognition of adolescent students, and seemingly unrelated bivariate weighted ordered probit regression modeling, this study adopts a national perspective to investigate the determinants of adolescent students' awareness and expectations about nuclear power technology and nuclear waste in the UAE. Identification of model parameters is achieved through maximum simulated likelihood estimation. The findings show that each level increase in UAE youth's interest in ecosystem services and sustainability raises their awareness of nuclear electrical power and nuclear waste by 13.5%, while reducing by 2.4% their level of optimism towards the technology. Furthermore, we find significant heterogeneity in youth awareness and expectations about nuclear power technology across the seven Emirates. Accounting for all other factors (including interest in ecosystem services), UAE youth awareness about nuclear electrical power technology appears to not significantly influence their expectations about the evolution of this technology for the next 20 years. Given that the UAE first nuclear power plant ``Barakah'' is scheduled to start operations end of 2019 beginning 2020, and the typical long life-span of nuclear wastes, our results provide important insights for developing sustainable nuclear energy policies and establishing a long-term nuclear energy program in the UAE.

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The Impact of Youth's Biospheric Interests on their Awareness and Expectations about Nuclear Power Technology in the United Arab Emirates

Niankara¹

2019

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“…As shown by various studies related to the financing of RW storage and disposal, in the countries, where nuclear energy is coordinated by the public sector (in Russia, Germany, and Bulgaria), tariffs are set by the government. When in developed countries, the companies can create a pricing policy for RW disposal services independently (Agency for Natural Resources and Energy, 2016;Balogh and Jámbor, 2017;Brunnengräber and Schreurs, 2015;Edwards et al, 2019;Hong et al, 2018). Researchers are convinced that new projects and technologies proposed by the Russian Federal Agency on Atomic Energy can cause a high risk.…”

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“…For the Russian Federation, this issue remains tough since the bureaucratic intervention in the process of RWM. Thus, the nuclear industry occupies an ambiguous position in the country's policy (Agency for Natural Resources and Energy, 2016;Balogh and Jámbor, 2017;Brunnengräber and Schreurs, 2015;Edwards et al, 2019;Hong et al, 2018).…”

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Nuclear Power Production: The Future or the Past?

Kashurnikov

Prasolov

Gorbanyov

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Over the past 20 years, the share of nuclear energy in global electricity production decreased from 17.6% to 10%. The article highlights the financial challenges of the RW repository, the synergistic combination of all investments, and the development of a forecasting model for the cost of RW storage and disposal. The control and management of cash flows between financial resources in the field of nuclear energy create new development vectors and define trends for the international nuclear industry and markets. The objective of the article is to analyze the future development of nuclear energy by applying a predictive approach in the context of the limited risk distributor (LRD) business management model. The present paper analyses the trends in the global development of nuclear energy, the political background of the RW disposal, types of radioactive wastes, and their burial in Russia. The results achieved allow improving the typical LRD model for managing international nuclear enterprises by limiting the influence of commercial interests. However, a key problem of improving the efficiency of public and private investment was noted. A vague understanding of methods and forms of investment causes inefficiency and a lack of internal logic of the financing process.

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“…In a recent follow-up review, Edwards et al [5] identified a limited number of studies reporting on individuals' psychological experiences of living with NPT; they concluded by reiterating the need for more studies on the topic. Therefore, in line with the above, the present analysis is carried out to specifically examine the following question: How are youths' attitudes toward nuclear power technology in society shaped by their interests in the biosphere, with its atmosphere, hydrosphere and lithosphere components?…”

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Youths Interests in the Biosphere and Sensitivity to Nuclear Power Technology in the UAE: With Discussions on Open Innovation and Technological Convergence in Energy and Water Sectors

Niankara

2020

Journal of Open Innovation: Technology, Market, and Complexity

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Nuclear power technology (NPT) perception and acceptance have globally emerged as the most critical questions for the successful integration of NPT into any national energy mix. In its combination with seawater desalination, NPT provides a sustainable alternative for the security and economic efficiency of both energy and fresh water supply, the latter of which has been identified as “the bloodstream of the biosphere”. Integrating econometric analysis into energy research with social science ramifications, this paper relies on bivariate ordered probit regression to study the impact of youths’ interests in the biosphere on their awareness and optimism toward NPT in the UAE. The model is estimated using maximum likelihood methods, with the results showing each level increase in UAE youths’ biospheric interests, to increase their NPT awareness by 13.5%, while conjointly reducing their optimistic expectations toward the technology by 2.4%. In addition, awareness and expectations about NPT are found to vary heterogeneously across the seven Emirates of the country. Moreover, accounting for all relevant factors (including respondents’ biospheric interests), formed expectations about NPT are not significantly shaped by NPT awareness. Given that the first unit of the UAE’s nuclear power plant “Barakah” just became operational in August 2020, our results provide important insights for evidence-based policy making to sustain the nascent nuclear energy program in the long run.

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Living with nuclear energy: A systematic review of the psychological consequences of nuclear power

Cited by 31 publications

References 65 publications

The Impact of Youth's Biospheric Interests on their Awareness and Expectations about Nuclear Power Technology in the United Arab Emirates

The Impact of Youth's Biospheric Interests on their Awareness and Expectations about Nuclear Power Technology in the United Arab Emirates

Nuclear Power Production: The Future or the Past?

Youths Interests in the Biosphere and Sensitivity to Nuclear Power Technology in the UAE: With Discussions on Open Innovation and Technological Convergence in Energy and Water Sectors

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