Attitudes towards the release of ALPS water from Fukushima NPP

IF 16.4 1区化学 Q1 CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Accounts of Chemical Research Pub Date : 2024-09-03 DOI:10.1108/dpm-11-2023-0295

Tetsuya Nakamura, Steven Lloyd, Atsushi Maruyama, Satoru Masuda

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Abstract

Purpose

The Japanese government plans to release ALPS treated water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant starting in the summer of 2023. This has appeared to be a controversial topic in Japan and amongst its neighbors in the regions. This paper focuses on the attitudes of Japanese people towards the government policy, placing it within the context of wider issues.

Design/methodology/approach

An online survey of 2,000 participants completed an online survey comprising of Likert type and multi-choice type questions. The results were analyzed using logit regression analysis.

Findings

We found that issues other than the ALPS discharge were seen as equally important, but that there was concern about the policy, the impact the discharge would have, and about produce from the area. We also found that the farther away the participants lived, the less concern they showed. Consultations with both local communities and neighboring countries were seen as important by many participants.

Originality/value

This research places the issue of ALPS treated water into a wider context of other global issues and examines the role distance from Fukushima plays in the public’s engagement with the issue. It serves to highlight the mixed results of government efforts to win support for its ALPS discharge policy.

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对福岛核电站释放 ALPS 水的态度

目的日本政府计划从 2023 年夏季开始从福岛核电站释放 ALPS 处理过的水。这在日本国内及其周边地区似乎是一个有争议的话题。本文重点探讨了日本民众对政府政策的态度，并将其置于更广泛的问题背景下进行分析。设计/方法/途径一项由 2000 名参与者参与的在线调查由李克特类型和多选类型问题组成。结果我们发现，除 ALPS 排放外，其他问题也同样重要，但人们关注的是政策、排放将产生的影响以及该地区的农产品。我们还发现，参与者居住的地方越远，他们表现出的担忧就越少。许多参与者认为与当地社区和邻国的协商都很重要。原创性/价值这项研究将 ALPS 处理过的水问题置于其他全球问题的大背景下，并探讨了与福岛的距离在公众参与该问题时所扮演的角色。研究还强调了政府在为其 ALPS 排放政策赢得支持的过程中取得的喜忧参半的结果。

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Accounts of Chemical Research 化学-化学综合

CiteScore

31.40

自引率

1.10%

发文量

312

审稿时长

2 months

期刊介绍： Accounts of Chemical Research presents short, concise and critical articles offering easy-to-read overviews of basic research and applications in all areas of chemistry and biochemistry. These short reviews focus on research from the author’s own laboratory and are designed to teach the reader about a research project. In addition, Accounts of Chemical Research publishes commentaries that give an informed opinion on a current research problem. Special Issues online are devoted to a single topic of unusual activity and significance. Accounts of Chemical Research replaces the traditional article abstract with an article "Conspectus." These entries synopsize the research affording the reader a closer look at the content and significance of an article. Through this provision of a more detailed description of the article contents, the Conspectus enhances the article's discoverability by search engines and the exposure for the research.