Abstract
Despite the promise of nuclear power in providing a clean, safe and reliable source of power for the foreseeable future there are in many countries delays and hesitations in accepting this new source of energy. These are due in a large measure to the hostility of part of the public to any nuclear developments.
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Greenhalgh, G. (1980). Opposition to nuclear power. In: The Necessity for Nuclear Power. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-7350-6_17
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