ABSTRACT
ABSTRACT: In this paper, the essential factors to the public acceptance of nuclear power in China and their relationships were studied with large internet survey samples. Furthermore, the corresponding quantitative model, including the factors of “Knowledge”, “Trust”, “Perceived Risk”, “Energy Benefits” and “Environment Benefits” was established with fitting to survey data based on the method of structural equation modeling. Based on the analysis of the results given by statistics, it was found that “Knowledge” had a stronger impact on public acceptance compared to “Trust” and “Energy/Environment Benefits” also played important roles in public acceptance of nuclear power. However, “Perceived Risk” impacted public acceptance weakly, which was significantly different from the results obtained in developed countries. With thorough verification and validation work, the objectivity and generality of this quantitative model were also shown, which demonstrated that these results could be referenced in the future related work. At last, the detailed mechanism was discussed and some suggestions for policy implementing were also given, which was helpful to the improvement of public acceptance of nuclear power in China.
