Expert judgment for nuclear energy

Public perception on nuclear energy is much in¯uenced by subjective impressions mostly formed through sensational and dramatic news of mass media or anti-nuclear groups. How- ever, nuclear experts, those who have more relevant knowledge and information about nuclear energy, may have reasonable opinion based on scienti®c facts or inferences. Thus their opinion and consensus should be examined and taken into account during the process of nuclear energy policy formulation. For the purpose of eliciting expertsʹ opinion, the web- based on-line survey system (eBOSS) was developed. Using the survey system, expertsʹ views on nuclear energy were tallied, analyzed and compared with the publicʹs. Based on the survey results, the paper suggests some recommendations about the future direction of the public information program in Korea.