Safety and risks of nuclear power: Changing the discourse (by the example of Tomsk region)

Abstract

The paper considers the peculiarities of risk perception in the discourse of the key subjects that form the platform to discuss the development of nuclear energy. The study was conducted in the region with a large nuclear enterprise. The dominant groups setting reference points of perception were revealed. The shift to a "hierarchical" model of ideology was shown. The analysis was based on the cultural theory of risk perception of M. Douglas, A. Wildavsky.