ABSTRACT
One of the most important issues facing nuclear energy in Japan is improvement of its public acceptance, that is, the task of gaining the public’s sense of ease toward and confidence in nuclear energy through its safety performance. Although the technical safety of nuclear energy remains important, the corresponding goal of winning society’s confidence in nuclear energy activities is indispensable for Japan’s energy security, environmental protection, and so on. Accountability for the people working in the nuclear energy industry and, hence, efforts to provide information to all members of the public should therefore be pursued at all levels and in every domain of nuclear energy activities (Murata & Kanda, 1998).
