Radioaktyviųjų atliekų tvarkymo problema Ignalinos atominės elektrinės aplinkoje: kai kurie sociogeogerafiniai aspektai

ENThe present article is a generalization of the studies designed for finding out the level of awareness of society of the problematic Ignalina NPP region and its attitude and expectations related with utilization of radioactive wastes. The study was accomplished in 2006. It bore a human geographical character as it embraced not only the aspects of social stratification but also the aspects of territorial differentiation. It was established that the residents of the region are relatively well informed about the need of utilization of radioactive wastes. Yet their notion of wastes is often related only with the wasted nuclear fuel. The attitudes on the environmental effects of the deposition of radioactive wastes in the region are contradictory. In public opinion, regional support rather than personal compensations should be the main form of concern for the expectations of local residents. There still remain essential differences between the opinions of Visaginas’ population (the attendant town of Ignalina NPP) and residents of the surrounding municipalities. Yet the diversity of "territorial combinations" is increasing in comparison with the results of previous investigations.