Heuristic cues as perceptual filters : factors influencing public support for nuclear research reactor in Singapore

• Main Authors: Ho, Shirley S., Xiong, Rui, Chuah, Agnes Soo Fei
• Other Authors: Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Social sciences::Communication; Nuclear Energy; Public Opinion
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/146109
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Nuclear energy is an important consideration for decarbonisation. However, for Singapore – a country at the nascent stage of nuclear energy development – the building of a nuclear research reactor could be a precursor to a full-fledged nuclear energy plan. Guided by the cognitive miser model and the...