Suchergebnisse

Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Policy and Regulations for Nuclear Waste Management -- Chapter 3: Basic Nuclear Science and Engineering -- Chapter 4: Basic Chemical Science for Nuclear Waste Management -- Chapter 5: Science of Risk and Radiation Protection -- Chapter 6: Generation of Nuclear Waste from Nuclear Power -- Chapter 7: Characteristics of Spent Fuel and Its Storage and Transportation -- Chapter 8: Spent Fuel Reprocessing and Nuclear Waste Transmutation -- Chapter 9: Engineered Barriers for Nuclear Waste Management -- Chapter 10: Geological Barriers for Disposal of Nuclear Waste -- Chapter 11: Movements of Radionuclides in Groundwater -- Chapter 12: Performance Assessment of Geological Repository -- Chapter 13: Management of Low and Intermediate Level Waste -- Chapter 14: Decommissioning of a Nuclear Power Plant -- Chapter 15: Cross-Cutting Systems Issues: Economics, Nuclear Nonproliferation and Security -- Chapter 16: Social Aspects of Nuclear Waste Management -- Chapter 17: Addressing Key Challenges in Nuclear Waste Management.

What explains South Korean public opinion on nuclear weapons development? Despite the US security commitment, most South Koreans consistently support independent nuclear weapons development. To solve this puzzle, we investigate the mechanisms of security threat and security commitment under which individuals develop their opinion on nuclear proliferation. An original survey of 1,988 South Korean adults shows empirically supported correlates of South Korean public opinion on nuclear proliferation. Public support for proliferation is largely shaped by external security threats: nuclear threats from North Korea and China, but also the latent nuclear superiority of Japan. Public opposition to proliferation is fostered by the perceived credibility of the US security commitment, but not by its perceived effectiveness. The results provide insights into South Korean public opinion on nuclear proliferation and can inform the design of a nonproliferation policy tailored to South Korea.