Partnering for long-term management of radioactive waste
Subtitle: evolution and current practice in thirteen countries
Contributors: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development; SourceOECD (Online service)
Series: Radioactive waste management
Publisher: Nuclear Energy Agency, OECD
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Paris
Language: eng
Number of pages: 130
ISBN-13: 9789264083691
Subjects: Radioactive wastes; Management
Description: National radioactive waste management programs are in various phases of siting facilities and rely on distinct technical approaches for different categories of waste. In all cases, it is necessary for institutional actors and the potential or actual host community to build a meaningful, workable relationship. Partnership approaches are effective in achieving a balance between the requirements of fair representation and competent participation. With host community support, they also help ensure the desirable combination of a licensable site and management concept as well as a balance between compensation, local control and development opportunities. This report provides up-to-date information on experience with local partnership arrangements in 13 countries. The characteristics, advantages and aims of community partnerships are also described in addition to the concept's evolution over the past decade.--Publisher's description.
Notes: "NEA No. 6823."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 127-130).

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Table of contents: title: Overview and transversal findings; title: Introduction; title: Belgium; title: Canada; title: Czech Republic; title: Finland; title: France; title: Hungary; title: Japan; title: Korea; title: Spain; title: Sweden; title: Switzerland; title: United Kingdom; title: United States : waste isolation pilot plant (WIPP); title: United States : proposed geological repository at Yucca Mountain, Nevada.