Public acceptance of nuclear waste disposal sites: a decision-making process utilising the ‘veil of ignorance’ concept

Abstract This study demonstrates that a decision-making process utilising ‘the veil of ignorance’ concept, defined in process terms as beginning from a blank slate encompassing the entire country as potential sites and shortlisting candidate sites based on scientific (geological) safety, promotes pu...

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Main Authors: Miki Yokoyama, Susumu Ohnuma, Hideaki Osawa, Shoji Ohtomo, Yukio Hirose
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Springer Nature 2023-09-01
Series:Humanities & Social Sciences Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-023-02139-2