Understanding public trust in information about interim nuclear waste storage: The roles of acceptance, gender, and proximity

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 20; no. 5; p. e0323896
• Main Authors: Zabirova, Aizhan, Matsunaga, Hitomi, Kashiwazaki, Yuya, Xiao, Xu, Schneider, Thierry, Takamura, Noboru
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 29.05.2025; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Biology and Life Sciences; Decontamination; Demographic variables; Earth Sciences; Environmental aspects; Female; Fukushima Nuclear Accident; Health risks; Humans; Information management; Japan; Male; Medicine and Health Sciences; Mental health; Methods; Middle Aged; Nuclear accidents; Nuclear accidents & safety; Nuclear energy; Nuclear power plants; Perceptions; Power plants; Public information; Public Opinion; Public relations; Questionnaires; Radiation; Radioactive Waste; Radioactive waste disposal; Radioactive wastes; Regression analysis; Sex Factors; Social Sciences; Storage facilities; Surveys; Surveys and Questionnaires; Trust; Trust - psychology; Trustworthiness; Waste Management; Waste storage; Well being; Young Adult; Japan; Fukushima Japan

Following the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in March 2011, the Japanese government implemented extensive decontamination and waste management measures, including the establishment of an interim storage facility in Okuma and Futaba. This study aims to analyze residents’ trus...