Article ID: CBB052093671

Post-Fukushima discourse in the US press: Quantified knowledge, the technical object, and a panicked public (2020)

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Many thought that the 11 March 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan might be the end of the “global nuclear renaissance.” In Europe, mass media after Fukushima increasingly presented negative framing of nuclear energy and highlighted declining support for the nuclear industry. In the United States, however, nuclear production and public support for the industry remained steady. This article analyzes US media documents to understand the construction of public discourse on nuclear power in the wake of the Fukushima disaster. Through a content analysis of US newspapers, it demonstrates that post-Fukushima media framed the crisis in a way that privileged expert knowledge and opinion, while delegitimizing non-expert engagement with nuclear energy issues. A comparison between national newspapers and newspapers located in two regions with controversial nuclear plants and active anti-nuclear citizens’ movements additionally demonstrates the power and reach of the identified framework across the spectrum of views on nuclear power.

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Authors & Contributors
Maxime Polleri
Katrin Jordan
Macuglia, Daniele
Liv Grjebine
Rechard, Rob P.
Mikihito Tanaka
Concepts
Nuclear power stations
Nuclear power; atomic energy
Public opinion
Public understanding of technology
Technology and politics
Public policy
Time Periods
21st century
20th century, late
20th century
19th century
Places
Japan
France
Germany
Fukushima-ken
Norway
Greece
Institutions
United States. Department of Energy
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
Hanford Nuclear Site (Washington)
Brookhaven National Laboratory (United States)
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