6. Conclusions
The findings of this study have indicated that the public-perceived
nuclear-related risks in Taiwan were relatively high compared with
the other five common technologies or human activities. The concerned
issues associated with their perceived risk of cancer and perceived risk
of death related to nuclear power included nuclear accidents, potential
health effects, radioactive nuclear waste disposal and environmental
damage. These concerns are deemed to shape public risk perception to-
ward nuclear power plants and nuclear waste in Taiwan. The results are
useful for developing effective risk communication strategies to better
address public concerns on the development and management of nucle-
ar power as well as for the decision making on the planned NPP. More-
over, further studies of the effects of media on nuclear-related risk
perception are expected. Longitudinal studies would be desirable to fur-
ther understand the changes in perception alone with major events in
the future.
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