Research on public´s perception of risk propagation process of nuclear power plant

Presently, China has proved a remarkable progress in nuclear power, under which circumstance this paper is written to make a study about the consequences and influences of two well-known nuclear accidents in history by way of questionnaire. Having analyzed the public´s cognition about the risks of nuclear industry, the author concludes that as the crisis spread, the information content will reduce or increase. Besides, a correction coefficient is also put forward to revise the risk formula frequently used in engineering. Finally, the crisis management is proposed for controlling coefficient in field of nuclear power.