Study On Evaluation Of Public Acceptance Of Shaanxi Province Nuclear Power And Promotion Countermeasures

Nuclear power has become one of the main energy sources in the world today.At present,China’s annual nuclear power generation accounted for only 4.2% of the country’s total power generation,there is still a huge gap between developed countries and China,such as France(72%),South Korea(30%)and the United States(19%),and the world average level(12%).Facing the increasing demand of clean energy and structural reform on the energy supply side,nuclear power has a very broad development space in China.However,nuclear power development has been always facing public acceptance issues,which are insufficient public acceptance research,low public participation and inadequate nuclear science in China.This article is based on the theories of public acceptance,NIMBY and benefit compensation,etc.Through the questionnaire survey and case interview,we collected data on the public understanding of nuclear power and their acceptance of nuclear power in Shaanxi.First of all,to identify the main factors that affect public acceptance of nuclear power more accurately,we established an evaluation index system for public acceptance of nuclear power,which mainly includes familiarity,cognition,emotion,intention,trust,interest,participation,controllability.According to the accurate statistical and scientific analysis of the survey data,we pointed out 19 measurement indexes in 7 dimensions in total thatreflect public nuclear power acceptance through a comprehensive evaluation model is constructed,empirical research was carried out using fuzzy comprehensive evaluation method.Our calculations and analysis indicate that public acceptance of Shaanxi nuclear power is low,three evaluation index factors including familiarity,participation and controllability belong to the low level of comprehensive public acceptance evaluation.At last,based on the foregoing research conclusions,various countermeasures that can effectively improve public acceptance of nuclear power were proposed.This research is a useful exploration for analyzing and discussing the public acceptance of nuclear power and even inland nuclear power in Shaanxi,and also providing inspiration for nuclear power development.