Public Confidence in the Management of Radioactive Waste: The Canadian Context [electronic resource]: Workshop Proceedings, Ottawa, Canada, 14-18 October 2002 /
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Workshop of the OECD/NEA Forum on Stakeholder Confidence(3rd :2002 :Ottawa, Ont.)
Workshop of the OECD/NEA Forum on Stakeholder Confidence
Nuclear Energy Agency.
Paris : OECD Publishing,
2003.
A workshop held in Ottawa in October 2002 brought together a wide range of Canadian stakeholders and delegates from radioactive waste management programmes in 14 countries. This third interactive workshop of the NEA Forum on Stakeholder Confidence focused on key areas such as the social concerns at play in radioactive waste management, how these concerns can be addressed, and development opportunities for local communities. These proceedings provide a summary of the workshop, the full texts of the stakeholder presentations and detailed reports of the workshop discussions.
Description based upon print version of record.
Preliminaries; Foreword; CONTENTS; Summary of site visit and workshop; International perspective; Background Session The Canadian Context; The Nuclear Fuel Cycle Radioactive Waste and Canadian Policy; Regulating Nuclear Waste in Canada; The Nuclear Fuel Waste Act Context Public Confidence Social Considerations; The Port Hope Area Initiative; Message from the Deputy Minister of Natural Resources; Concerns Associated with Construction of the Hibernia Offshore Platform; Assessment Panel's Recommendations; Aboriginal Peoples; Understanding Community Traits  Understanding Public Concerns
Radioactive Waste Problem in the Port Hope Ontario AreaCase Study Adams Mine Landfill Proposal; Management in the Elliot Lake Region; Trust Risk and the Media; Development Opportunities for Communities The Port Hope Area Initiative; Canadian Association of Nuclear Host Communities; Whiteshell Labs Closure Crisis or Opportunity; Saskatchewan's Uranium Mining Industry; Aluminium Smelter in Alma Quebec Canada; Radiological Risk Assessment Scientists Concepts and Laypeople's Concerns; Community Involvement Stakeholder Learning in the UK and in Canada
Stakeholder Confidence Observations from the Viewpoint of EthicsBuilding Relationships with the Wastes; List of participants
A workshop held in Ottawa in October 2002 brought together a wide range of Canadian stakeholders and delegates from radioactive waste management programmes in 14 countries. This third interactive workshop of the NEA Forum on Stakeholder Confidence focused on key areas such as the social concerns at play in radioactive waste management, how these concerns can be addressed, and development opportunities for local communities. These proceedings provide a summary of the workshop, the full texts of the stakeholder presentations and detailed reports of the workshop discussions.
Radioactive waste disposal.
Radioactive waste disposal
Nuclear industry
Radioactive waste disposal
Public opinion
Environmental Engineering
Civil & Environmental Engineering
Engineering & Applied Sciences
Radioactive waste management