Comparative survey on determinants of public acceptance of a geological disposal facility for high radioactive waste

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24402042
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
• Allocation Type: Partial Multi-year Fund
• Section: 海外学術
• Research Field: Social psychology
• Research Institution: Kansai University
• Principal Investigator: HIROSE Yukio 関西大学, 社会安全学部, 教授 (10117921)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): OSAWA Hideaki (独)日本原子力研究開発機構, バックエンド研究開発部門東濃地科学センター地層科学研究部, 次長 (70421633) ; OHNUMA Susumu 北海道大学, 文学研究科, 准教授 (80301860) ; OHTOMO Shoji 甲南女子大学, 人間科学部, 准教授 (80455815)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 高レベル放射性廃棄物 / 地層処分 / 手続き的公正さ / 信頼 / 世代間主観的規範 / 感情 / 福島第一原発事故 / 国際比較調査

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study investigated the determinants of public acceptance of a geological disposal facility for high-level radioactive waste (HLW) in Japan, France, and UK. Results of internet surveys indicated that procedural fairness of site selecting process, intergenerational subjective norm, and social benefit were main determinants of public acceptance in all countries. Results also clarified that both of affect for HLW and trust for authorities had impact on procedural fairness and intergenerational subjective norm. In order to the effects of these factors on public acceptance, a scenario experiment was conducted. Results clarified that procedural fairness, affection, and trust had significant effects on public acceptance.

Free Research Field

社会心理学