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This dissertation "nuclear power in the Context of Ever-Increasing Energy Demand" is about the cheap, safe, and reliable energy sources that could predetermine a society's functioning.... Against the background of rapidly rising energy consumption worldwide and more or less dwindling reserves of fossil fuel, along with still unfolded potential and certain limitations concerning electricity generation from renewable sources, nuclear power appears to become an increasingly reasonable option....
18 Pages
(4500 words)
Dissertation
The dissertation "nuclear power within Ever-Increasing Energy Demand" focuses on the critical analysis of the perceptions of nuclear power both within the UK and abroad, namely the pattern of their formation and evolution over time, considering ways of approach to the general public.... The annual floods in the Nile Delta during the Old, Middle, and New Kingdoms of Egypt, the slave labor in ancient Rome, the spice trade throughout the Age of Discovery, and the steam power during the Industrial Revolution – although being separated by considerable periods, all appear bridged by a common feature, which is their unique importance in the development of the respective society....
72 Pages
(18000 words)
Dissertation
risk perception is defined as the subjective judgment or assessment or appraisal that people mentally construct concerning "the probability of a specified type of accident happening" (Sjoberg et al,2004,p.... risk perception also includes the cognitive and affective responses to such hazards and is developed in each person by his past experiences, his knowledge, beliefs, values and the mandates of legitimate authorities such as parental, governmental, educational and institutional (i....
5 Pages
(1250 words)
Essay
This paper "Security Is as Much About Perception as reality" discusses human security that refers to the societal principle that does embrace the violence absence devoid of all conflicts.... Due to the probability of different types of risks, and the countermeasures taken by diverse security organizations, it is easy to assume the reality of security as mathematical.... Nevertheless, the reality and feeling of security seem closely related although they are different....
9 Pages
(2250 words)
Literature review
The paper 'risk Perception and Communication' focuses on risk communication, which involves the exchange of information among groups or individuals regarding potential environmental hazards.... For effective risk communication is a need to adopt the interactive approach.... Building and nurturing trust in the communication process is useful in the risk management process.... When the public does not have adequate knowledge of the risk at hand, trust plays a crucial role4....
17 Pages
(4250 words)
Essay
The purpose of this research study is to identify the manner in which risk is perceived and/or identified by UK hospitals and how those perceptions and definitions transfer over to risk management practices and policies.... This research study 'The Perception of Risk Management in UK Hospitals' focuses on perceptions of risk management in UK hospitals and determines whether or not those perceptions are sufficient for quality assurance and identifies areas in which risk management frameworks require strengthening....
48 Pages
(12000 words)
Research Paper
The nuclear power has both the advantages to the environment and the people as well as the disadvantages to it.... This paper will critically discuss the aspects of using nuclear power energy.... The paper focuses on the environmental effects of nuclear power.... nuclear power is the powerful energy that connects and harnesses the powerful forces that usually hold together the atom nucleus.... The nuclear power plant gets its energy from the physical processes of the fission of the uranium atoms....
9 Pages
(2250 words)
Term Paper
Many believed that risk perceptions vary between scientists or engineers and the public because of different risk assessment methods that could lead to conflict and interference in the further development of nuclear technology.... nother study about nuclear waste and perception risks suggests that the lack of a solution to the nuclear waste problem is widely viewed as an obstacle in future nuclear power development.... "Nuclear Waste Risks and How Do They Influence the Decision Making" paper discusses the concept of risk perception and its impact on decision-making in the area of nuclear technology development and waste disposal....
6 Pages
(1500 words)
Literature review