Abstract
One of the worst stumbling blocks in gaining widespread public acceptance of nuclear power is that the great majority of people do not understand and quantify the risks we face. Most of us think and act as though life is largely free of risk. We view taking risks as foolhardy, irrational, and assiduously to be avoided. Training children to avoid risk is an all-important duty of parenthood. Risks imposed on us by others are generally considered to be entirely unacceptable.
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Cohen, B.L. (1990). Understanding Risk. In: The Nuclear Energy Option. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-6002-3_8
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