Start Date
14-12-2021 2:40 PM
Description
The implementation of nuclear energy is important to reduce carbon emissions, but it has garnered minimal public support as a result of the negative stigma associated with nuclear disasters. Education about the benefits and costs of nuclear energy has a significant effect on people’s opinions of it. However, nuclear energy’s bad rep causes people to perceive it as more dangerous than it actually is. I would like to conduct a research project to answer the following question: How does education about nuclear energy affect people’s support for it? Data will be collected using an online survey and distributed to people across the United States.
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Education and Nuclear Energy Perception: Studying the Effects of Education on the Perception of Nuclear Energy
The implementation of nuclear energy is important to reduce carbon emissions, but it has garnered minimal public support as a result of the negative stigma associated with nuclear disasters. Education about the benefits and costs of nuclear energy has a significant effect on people’s opinions of it. However, nuclear energy’s bad rep causes people to perceive it as more dangerous than it actually is. I would like to conduct a research project to answer the following question: How does education about nuclear energy affect people’s support for it? Data will be collected using an online survey and distributed to people across the United States.
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Keywords: Nuclear Energy, Education, Public Perception, United States
Mentor: Tyler Harlan