Public acceptance - is it causing nuclear cost escalation?

摘要

In the aftermath of the Fukushima accident, it is clear that public acceptance of nuclear power has taken a severe hit in certain countries, while in others the impact has been relatively mild. It may be contended that the German government overreacted by immediately shutting down the eight oldest operating reactors and imposing severe financial costs on local industry via moving to a renewables-heavy energy strategy. Nevertheless, they were only responding to substantial public fears about nuclear from the German public.