Slovic, PaulFlynn, JamesPoumadere, M.Mays, C.2017-07-242017-07-242000Slovic, P., Flynn, J., Mertz, C. K., Poumadere, M., & Mays, C. (2000). Nuclear power and the public: A comparative study of risk perception in France and the United States. In O. Renn & B. Rohrmann (Eds.), Cross-cultural risk perception: A survey of empirical studies (pp. 55-102). Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Kluwer Academic.https://hdl.handle.net/1794/2251258 pagesThis study is an attempt to understand attitudes, perceptions, and behaviors with respect to nuclear power and several other technological risk sources. A unique feature of the study is a comparison between public views in the United States, where nuclear energy is resisted, and France, where nuclear energy appears to be embraced...enCreative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0-USNuclear powerRisk perceptionComparative studyPsychometricsHazardsBook chapter