Graphical representation of nuclear incidents/accidents by associating network in nuclear technical communication

Abstract

Nuclear Information Archives (NUCIA) is a service for information disclosure toward the public on nuclear power plants in Japan. This paper focuses on an experience of how information stored in the NUCIA database is processed for information sharing by a “sociotechnical interface,” the interface to the general public. Information on nuclear accidents was analyzed by market basket analysis and mapped to some graphical representation in the website for comprehension. The resultant data obtained by questionnaire survey suggests that this graphical conversion is effective for letting the public understand nuclear accidents. In this sense, this attempt gives significant hints of “how technical communication to the public” should be. © 2008 Taylor and Francis Group, LLC.