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Public opinion about the main uncovered problems in the Chernobyl catastrophe in Russia from March 2006 to June 2019

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Release date

August 2019

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Region

Russia

Survey time period

March 2006 to June 2019

Number of respondents

1,608 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

Respondents from 137 localities in 50 regions of Russia

Method of interview

Face-to-face interview

Supplementary notes

The respondents were presented with the following question: "what, in your view, was the most important problem uncovered by the Chernobyl catastrophe?"
Participants were presented with the list of answers and could choose only one option.
** “Should not have experimented,” “the human factor,” “environmental degradation,” “nobody talks about the truth for a long time,” etc. In March 2006, this figure was less than one percent.

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In June 2019, the majority of the surveyed Russians were convinced that the Chernobyl catastrophe was caused by the negligence of operators and maintenance personnel. Moreover, ** percent of the participants in the most recent survey claimed that a technical breakdown in the control system of the reactor was the main driver of the disaster at the nuclear station. To compare, the most popular answer in March 2006 was the lack of a system of measurements to protect people from technological catastrophes.

In 2019, people had more trust in the reliability of nuclear stations, since roughly a half of them believed in the unlikelihood of an occurrence of a similar disaster in the near future.