Grants and Contributions:

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Title:

Grant to the University of Ottawa

Agreement Number:

9100006088

Agreement Value:

$5,000.00

Agreement Date:

Jun 6, 2019 - Jun 6, 2019

Description:

Grant to support the @Risk project

Organization:

Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission

Expected Results:

The @Risk project aims to identify conceptual frameworks and mechanisms to strengthen Canada’s risk management capacity in situations where expert and lay public assessments of risk differ.

@Risk will assess the role of risk information, communication and other practices/structures to account for motivated reasoning in risk decision-making. @Risk will then test and compare the extent of motivated reasoning in the risk expert and public populations using a survey instrument. The survey results will be used to identify gaps in understanding of factors that strengthen risk management frameworks.

Location:

Ottawa, Ontario, CA K1N 6N5

Reference Number:

058-2019-2020-Q1-00001

Agreement Type:

Grant

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Recipient Business Number:

119278877

Recipient Type:

Academia

Recipient's Legal Name:

University of Ottawa

Program:

Regulatory Research and Evaluation Program

Program Purpose:

The objectives of the Class Grants and Contributions Program are to enable the research, development and management of activities that contribute to the objectives of the Research and Support Program in order to reduce uncertainties regarding health, safety, security and environmental issues.