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The long‐term impact of a man‐made disaster: An examination of a small town in the aftermath of the Three Mile Island Nuclear Reactor Accident
Author(s) -
Goldsteen Raymond,
Schorr John K.
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
disasters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.744
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1467-7717
pISSN - 0361-3666
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-7717.1982.tb00744.x
Subject(s) - mile , nuclear power , term (time) , suicide prevention , poison control , accident (philosophy) , injury prevention , occupational safety and health , human factors and ergonomics , nuclear power plant , forensic engineering , medical emergency , engineering , environmental health , medicine , geography , ecology , philosophy , physics , geodesy , epistemology , quantum mechanics , biology , pathology , nuclear physics
This paper explores the long‐term effects of a nuclear accident on residents' perceptions of their physical and mental health, their trust of public officials, and their attitudes toward the future risks of nuclear power generation In their community. We find that in the period after the accident at Three Mile Island that there are constant or Increasing levels of distress reported by community residents. We conclude that the effects of a technological disaster may often be more enduring than those natural disaster and that greater research efforts should be made to Investigate the long‐term consequences of man‐made catastrophies of all types.