Special Eurobarometer 122: European public opinion on Radioactive Waste

This opinion poll, managed and organised by DGX, "Information, Communication, Culture, Audiovisual" ("Public Opinion Analysis" Unit), was conducted at the request of DGXI, Directorate-General "Environment, Nuclear Safety and Civil Protection" of the European Commission. It was carried out in all the countries of the European Union between 11 October and 30 November 1998 under the general coordination of INRA (EUROPE) - European Coordination Office, in Brussels.
This report deals with Europeans' perception of issues associated with radioactive waste. It is
divided into five chapters. The first chapter deals with the question of information, the second with different beliefs (true or false) associated with the question of radioactivity and the nuclear industry, the third with various issues affecting the management of radioactive waste, the fourth focuses more particularly on the issue of underground dumps, and the fifth deals with the European Union's involvement in setting the rules covering the management of radioactive waste.

The results by volumes are distributed as follows:

• Volume A: Countries
• Volume AA: Groups of countries
• Volume A' (AP): Trends
• Volume AA' (AAP): Trends of groups of countries
• Volume B: EU/socio-demographics
• Volume B' (BP) : Trends of EU/ socio-demographics
• Volume C: Country/socio-demographics

Researchers may also contact GESIS - Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences: https://www.gesis.org/eurobarometer