Public response to the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Generating Station

David Pijawka

doi:10.1016/0360-5442(82)90003-2

Public response to the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Generating Station

David Pijawka

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We examine the nature of the public response to the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Generating Station located in San Luis Obispo, California, from the early 1960s to the present. Four distinct phases of public intervention were discerned, based on change in both plant-related issues and in the nature of the antinuclear constituencies in the region. The level of public concern varied both geographically and temporally and is related to the area's social structure, environmental predispositions, and distribution of plant-related economic benefits. External events, such as the prolonged debate over the risk assessment of the seismic hazard and the Three Mile Island accident were found to be important factors in explaining variation in public concern and political response.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	667-680
Number of pages	14
Journal	Energy
Volume	7
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0360-5442(82)90003-2
State	Published - Aug 1982

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Civil and Structural Engineering
Building and Construction
Pollution
Mechanical Engineering
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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