Considered in the paper are issues of interdependence between the level of the safety of nuclear facilities operation and level of environmental security in Ukraine. Also discussed is attitude of the population to further development of nuclear energy sector in the country, contradictions between the desire to be energy independent and potential threat to environmental safety.
Keywords: Nuclear safety; environmental security; RAW management; public attitudes
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Kuznyetsov, V. (2008). Nuclear safety and its impact on the level of environmental security in Ukraine. In: Petrosillo, I., et al. Use of Landscape Sciences for the Assessment of Environmental Security. NATO Science for Peace and Security Series C: Environmental Security. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-6594-1_27
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