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Explaining local residents’ acceptance of rebuilding nuclear power plants: The roles of perceived general benefit and perceived local benefit

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Although many new nuclear power plant (NPP) projects, such as the addition of a new reactor, have been
proposed at the locations of existing nuclear installations, little attention has been given to research on the
acceptance of such rebuilding projects by local residents living near the existing NPPs. The present study develops a theoretical model that examines the influences of environmental concern, place attachment, perceived
benefit, and perceived risk on local acceptance of rebuilding NPPs. The study also divides perceived benefit into
two dimensions, namely, perceived general benefit and perceived local benefit. Using data from an online
questionnaire-based survey in China, the results indicate that for the surveyed local residents, rebuilding
acceptance is positively influenced by perceived local benefit and perceived general benefit but is negatively
affected by perceived risk. Perceived local benefit is the dominant factor influencing local rebuilding acceptance.
Contrary to expectations, environmental concern positively affects the perceived benefit, which in turn positively
affects local rebuilding acceptance. Moreover, place attachment positively affects the perceived benefit and
negatively affects the perceived risk, which in turn positively affects local rebuilding acceptance. Based on these
findings, theoretical implications and policy suggestions are discussed.

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Ketersediaan

EJ20305

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Elsevier Ltd. : ., 2020

Deskripsi Fisik

11 p.

Bahasa

English

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NONE

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online resource

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Energy Policy 140 (2020) 111410

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Ejurnal

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