A wide public debate on the future energy policy of Finland has been going on for over ten years. The discussion has centered around the question whether a new nuclear power plant should be built or not.
Decision analysis is used as the basic methodology in the aids.
The general observation is that with these aids the most essential sources of opinion differences can be pointed out and thus a deeper understanding of the issues can be gained. This enables focusing the debate on the critical questions and elimination of less important criteria, which otherwise might receive disproportionate attention.