The Difference of Risk Perception between Engineers of Nuclear Power and Ordinary People

Abstract

Our research is done over a variety of people on the difference of structure of risk perception between engineers of nuclear power and ordinary people. Based on factor analysis we have clarified that 2-factor model explains the structure on“dread”and“unknown risk”. We have found engineers tend to regard knowledge as the whole things recognized in the science society, whereas ordinary people feels knowledge is things they have learned personally. And we have found the amount of knowledge on nuclear power makes dread on it differ.