Historical application of a social amplification of risk model: economic impacts of risk events at nuclear weapons facilities

Risk Analysis

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 185-193

  Metz, William C ^a  

^a ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amplification; Behavior; Nuclear; Risk: Perceptions

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; NUCLEAR ENERGY; PUBLIC POLICY; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; RADIOACTIVE WASTE STORAGE; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; SURVEYS;

NEGATIVE RISK EVENTS; RISK MODEL;

RISK PERCEPTION;

ECONOMIC IMPACT; NUCLEAR WEAPONS; PERCEPTION; RISK PERCEPTION; SOCIAL AMPLIFICATION; WEAPONS FACILITY;

USA;

EID: 0030115519     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6924.1996.tb01448.x     Document Type: Article

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