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Environment and Behavior, Vol. 28, No. 3, 283-301 (1996)
DOI: 10.1177/0013916596283002

Credibility, Public Trust, and the Transport of Radioactive Waste Through Local Communities

Stephen E. Binney, Ph.D.

Oregon State University

Robert Mason, Ph.D.

Department of Statistics at Oregon State University

Steven W. Martsolf, M.S.

United States Navy Reserve

John H. Detweiler, M.S.

The location of a national repository for the storage of nuclear waste remains elusive, which is due, in part, to widespread public opposition. Once a site has been selected, waste will be trucked from sources to the site. This study reports the results of a survey of 28 community leaders who live along a planned route in Oregon in which waste from Hanford, Washington, would be trucked to a disposal site under consideration in New Mexico. The results show that problems of credibility of the U.S. Department of Energy as a message source and public distrust of the agency's performance are embedded in the nsk communication of waste transport: A full partnership between the agency and local citizens may be a first step for restoring lost credibility and trust on transport issues.


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