Three hypothesis Robust nrc 1996 Hypothesis: All stakeholders will prefer the Stakeholder Working Group process compared with the master Plan Team process independent of their deep core beliefs 1983 NRC Belief constraint hypothesis: The greater the degree of stakeholder concurrence with pro-scientific management beliefs, which embodies the rationale of the 1983 NRC report, the greater the degree of stakeholder preference for the master Plan Team process compared to the stakeholder Working Group processThree Hypothesis • Robust NRC 1996 Hypothesis: All stakeholders will prefer the Stakeholder Working Group process compared with the Master Plan Team process independent of their deep core beliefs. • 1983 NRC Belief Constraint Hypothesis: The greater the degree of stakeholder concurrence with pro-scientific management beliefs, which embodies the rationale of the 1983 NRC report, the greater the degree of stakeholder preference for the Master Plan Team process compared to the Stakeholder Working Group process