Questionnaire survey on public risk perception of the wide area disposal of disaster waste generated after the Great East Japan Earthquake for residents in Okayama prefecture (Joint research)

Tanaka, Masaru*; Gofuku, Akio*; Ishizaka, Kaoru*; Sato, Kazuhiko ; Nagahama, Yoji

Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Okayama University, Tottori University of Environmental Studies and Research Institute of Solid Waste Management Engineering had been conducting a research on risk perception and confidence-building among stakeholders regarding environmental remediation of Uranium mine site and disposal of industrial waste. Cognitive structure of public on safety for wide area disposal of disaster waste which had been generated from Iwate and Miyagi prefectures after the Great East Japan Earthquake would be important from a view of our research. Therefore, a questionnaire survey on public risk perception of the disposal of disaster waste for residents in Okayama prefecture has been carried out. The results are; (1) 93% of respondents support the local government cooperation for the disposal, (2) 87% of respondents support the acceptance and the disposal in their home town, and (3) 70% of respondents were concerned about radioactive contamination caused by the disposal.