Radioactive waste management is embedded in broader societal issues such as the environment, risk management, energy, health policy and sustainability. In all these fields, there is an increasing dem...
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1 January 2016
Towards waste management facilities that become a durable and attractive part of the fabric of local community – relevant design features flyer – English A4
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26 May 2020
Towards waste management facilities that become a durable and attractive part of the fabric of local community – relevant design features flyer – French A4
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26 May 2020
Towards waste management facilities that become a durable and attractive part of the fabric of local community – relevant design features flyer – Japanese A4
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26 May 2020
Towards waste management facilities that become a durable and attractive part of the fabric of local community – relevant design features flyer – Czech A4
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26 May 2020
Stepwise approach to the long-term management of radioactive waste flyer – Spanish A4
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26 May 2020
Stepwise approach to the long-term management of radioactive waste flyer – Japanese A4
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26 May 2020
Stepwise approach to the long-term management of radioactive waste flyer – Italian A4
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26 May 2020
Stepwise approach to the long-term management of radioactive waste flyer – Korean A4
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26 May 2020
Stepwise approach to the long-term management of radioactive waste flyer – US letter
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26 May 2020
Decision making for radioactive waste management: principles, action goals, confidence factors flyer – English A4
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26 May 2020
Decision making for radioactive waste management: principles, action goals, confidence factors flyer – French A4
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Decision making for radioactive waste management: principles, action goals, confidence factors flyer – Korean A4
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Decision making for radioactive waste management: principles, action goals, confidence factors flyer – US letter
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26 May 2020
The partnership approach to siting and developing radioactive waste management facilities flyer – French A4
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26 May 2020
The partnership approach to siting and developing radioactive waste management facilities flyer – Japanese A4
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26 May 2020
From information and consultation to citizen influence and power flyer – English A4
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26 May 2020
From information and consultation to citizen influence and power flyer – Japanese A4
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26 May 2020
From information and consultation to citizen influence and power flyer – Korean A4
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26 May 2020
The partnership approach to siting and developing radioactive waste management facilities flyer - US letter
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26 May 2020
From information and consultation to citizen influence and power flyer – US letter
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26 May 2020
More than just concrete realities: the symbolic dimension of radioactive waste and its management flyer – English A4
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26 May 2020
More than just concrete realities: the symbolic dimension of radioactive waste and its management flyer – US letter
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26 May 2020
Geological disposal of radioactive wastes flyer – English A4
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26 May 2020
Geological disposal of radioactive wastes flyer – US letter
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26 May 2020
Stakeholder confidence and transparency in radioactive waste management flyer - English A4
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26 May 2020
FSC national workshops (2014) - English A4
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26 May 2020
FSC national workshops - French A4
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FSC national workshops flyer – German A4
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26 May 2020
The partnership approach to siting and developing radioactive waste management facilities flyer – Korean A4
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26 May 2020
FSC national workshops flyer - Korean A4
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26 May 2020
Geological disposal of radioactive wastes flyer – Japanese A4
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26 May 2020
While signs of a possible nuclear energy renaissance are visible worldwide, it is highly important to understand better the views of civil society on nuclear technologies, how their risks are perceiv...
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15 November 2002
Communication with society on risks and benefits of nuclear energy is a key issue for policy makers. The study published in 2002 under the auspices of the Committee for Technical and Economic Studies...
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23 May 2005
Public attitudes to nuclear power are critical in shaping nuclear policies in OECD/NEA countries and the latter will only be able to make use of this energy source if a well-informed public considers...
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22 March 2010
Programme for the NEA Workshop on Stakeholder Involvement in Nuclear Decision Making, 17-19 January 2017
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17 June 2020
NEA/RWM(2014)1
Describes the achievements and plans of the working parties under the Forum on Stakeholder Confidence (FSC) as presented at the 47th session of the RWMC held on 26-27 March 2014.
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13 February 2014
NEA/RWM/R(2012)2
This document is a synthesis of the 8th National Workshop and Community Visit of the Forum on Stakeholder Confidence (FSC) held in Östhammar, Sweden on 4-6 May 2011. Representatives of local, regiona...
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6 February 2012
NEA/RWM/RF(2012)1/FINAL
In the area of radioactive waste management, the regulator or safety authority has emerged as a principal actor in the eyes of civil society. This study shows how regulators are increasing their inte...
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26 April 2012
NEA/RWM(2014)3
This document aims at providing a starting point for discussing the usefulness of launching an international discussion and reflection on the basic elements, the concrete experiences and the challeng...
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27 February 2014
NEA/RWM/R(2013)4
The study report explores the role, needs and expectations of local communities regarding monitoring and RK&M preservation of radioactive waste management (RWM) facilities, in particular deep geologi...
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21 January 2014
NEA/RWM/R(2013)4/PROV
This provisional study report explores the role, needs and expectations of local communities regarding monitoring and RK&M preservation of radioactive waste management (RWM) facilities, in partic...
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10 October 2013
NEA/RWM/RF(2012)1/PROV
In the area of radioactive waste management, the regulator or safety authority has emerged as a principal actor in the eyes of civil society. This study shows how regulators are increasing their inte...
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13 February 2012
NEA/RWM/R(2012)4
This essay focuses on the concepts of “willing potential host” and “willing host” communities in the context of radioactive waste management facility siting. Should criteria for defining these be spe...
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24 April 2012
NEA/RWM/R(2012)5
This report synthesizes principles for socially responsive siting of radioactive waste management facilities that have emerged from over a decade of learning by the Forum on Stakeholder Confidence (F...
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24 April 2012
NEA/RWM/R(2012)8
This technical guide promotes an integrated approach encompassing the interests of all actors involved (e.g. decommissioners, regulators, the public at large, waste management agencies, transporters,...
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6 September 2012
NEA/RWM(2011)16
Disposal in engineered facilities built in stable, deep geological formations is the reference solution for permanently isolating long-lived radioactive waste from the human biosphere. This managemen...
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28 November 2011
NEA/RWM/WPDD(2007)1
Significant numbers of nuclear power plants will reach the end of their operating lives in the coming decades or may be shut down for economic or other reasons. NEA Member countries are giving increa...
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14 February 2007
NEA/RWM/WPDD(2006)6
This report contains a compilation of all papers regarding stakeholder involvement in decommissioning given at WPDD meetings and workshops between 2001 and the end of 2004. The compilation, together ...
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30 August 2006
NEA/RWM(2003)4/REV2
The Forum on Stakeholder Confidence (FSC) is the Radioactive Waste Management Committee's (RWMC) main support group to keep under review the world-wide experience of its participating organizations i...
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10 February 2003
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OECD Conference Centre, Paris, France
Nuclear safety regulators, government officials, nuclear facility operators, and other nuclear energy actors have roles and responsibilities in sharing scientific, technical or regulatory information...
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19 June 2020
De tous les acteurs institutionnels qui opèrent dans le domaine de la gestion à long terme des déchets radioactifs, c'est peut-être les autorités de sûreté qui ont renouvelé leur rôle de la manière l...
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20 October 2003
How the Forum on Stakeholder Confidence (FSC) serves as a platform to build and share knowledge about stakeholder confidence in radioactive waste management flyer – English A4
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26 May 2020
10th National Workshop of the Forum on Stakeholder Confidence flyer – "Bridging Gaps – Developing Sustainable Intergenerational Decision Making in Radioactive Waste Management" – English A4
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26 May 2020
Stakeholder confidence and transparency in radioactive waste management flyer - Italian A4
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26 May 2020
The partnership approach to siting and developing radioactive waste management facilities flyer - English A4
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26 May 2020
Decision making for radioactive waste management: principles, action goals, confidence factors flyer – Czech A4
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26 May 2020
Stepwise approach to the long-term management of radioactive waste flyer – English A4
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26 May 2020
More than just concrete realities: the symbolic dimension of radioactive waste and its management flyer – Korean A4
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26 May 2020
Towards waste management facilities that become a durable and attractive part of the fabric of local community – relevant design features flyer – US letter
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26 May 2020
Decision making for radioactive waste management: principles, action goals, confidence factors flyer – Japanese A4
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26 May 2020
Towards waste management facilities that become a durable and attractive part of the fabric of local community – relevant design features flyer – Korean A4
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26 May 2020
Stepwise approach to the long-term management of radioactive waste flyer – Czech A4
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26 May 2020
FSC national workshops - Czech A4
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26 May 2020
The partnership approach to siting and developing radioactive waste management facilities flyer – Italian A4
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26 May 2020
Decision making for radioactive waste management: principles, action goals, confidence factors flyer – Italian A4
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26 May 2020
Stepwise approach to the long-term management of radioactive waste flyer – French A4
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26 May 2020
From information and consultation to citizen influence and power flyer – French A4
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26 May 2020
Towards waste management facilities that become a durable and attractive part of the fabric of local community – relevant design features flyer – Spanish A4
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26 May 2020
Decision making for radioactive waste management: principles, action goals, confidence factors flyer – Spanish A4
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26 May 2020
The OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) Forum on Stakeholder Confidence (FSC) Annotated Glossary is a review of concepts central to societal decision making about radioactive waste management. It record...
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1 March 2013
In the area of radioactive waste management, the regulator or safety authority has emerged in recent years as a principal actor in the eyes of civil society. This study shows how regulators are incre...
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31 December 2013
Dans le domaine de la gestion des déchets radioactifs, les dernières années ont vu émerger l’autorité de sûreté comme un acteur central aux yeux de la société civile. Cette étude montre comment les a...
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31 December 2013
Key concepts of radioactive waste management, such as safety, risk, reversibility and retrievability, carry different meanings for the technical community and for non-technical stakeholders. Similarl...
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15 April 2010
Les concepts clés de la gestion des déchets radioactifs, tels la sûreté, le risque, la réversibilité et la récupérabilité, ont des connotations différentes pour la communauté scientifique et pour les...
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1 December 2015
Communication has a specific role to play in the development of deep geological repositories. Building trust with the stakeholders involved in this process, particularly within the local community, i...
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20 February 2017
This 7th Forum on Stakeholder Confidence (FSC) workshop focused on the territorial implementation of France’s high-level and long-lived intermediate-level waste management programme. Sessions address...
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12 April 2010
Worldwide consensus exists within the international community that geological repositories can provide the necessary long-term safety and security to isolate long-lived radioactive waste from the hum...
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4 April 2017
Significant numbers of nuclear facilities will need to be decommissioned in the coming decades. In this context, NEA member countries are placing increasing emphasis on the involvement of stakeholder...
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14 June 2007
In recent years the socio-political environment of radioactive waste management (RWM) has been changing in a significant way. Stakeholder dialogue has become a leading principle. How have RWM organis...
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12 December 2007
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Casa de América, Madrid, Spain
Organised in collaboration with the Consejo de Seguridad Nuclear
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9 May 2012
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OECD Conference Centre, Paris, France
Nuclear issues are embedded with broader societal issues such as the environment, risk management, energy and health policies, and sustainability. As such, nuclear projects often generate considerabl...
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17 June 2020
The decision-making process for developing and implementing long-term radioactive waste management (RWM) solutions extends over decades and involves both a multitude of actors/stakeholders and stages...
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13 September 2004
This report presents a synthesis of the key findings and experience of the NEA Forum on Stakeholder Confidence regarding the governance of long-term radioactive waste management. Most of the main fin...
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13 September 2004
Stakeholder involvement, dialogue and deliberation can improve the quality and the sustainability of policy decisions. This publication offers a short guide to stakeholder involvement techniques and ...
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14 October 2004
Alla långsiktiga projekt för hantering av radioaktivt avfall pågår sannolikt i årtionden eller århundraden. Projektet kräver en fysisk plats och det kommer att påverka det omgivande samhället på en r...
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4 May 2011
Over 130 experts from 26 countries have come together to discuss international best practices and concluded that stakeholder support and involvement are essential to achieving accepted and sustainabl...
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19 January 2017
Because nuclear issues are embedded in broader societal issues such as the environment, energy, risk management, health policy and sustainability, they can often generate considerable interest and co...
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16 October 2017
KORAD's 6th International Symposium on Safety Improvement & Stakeholder Confidence in Radioactive Waste Management, November 2019.
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6 December 2019
NEA News is the professional journal of the Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA). It features articles on the latest nuclear energy issues concerning the economic and technical aspects of nuclear energy, nucl...
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28 May 2020
NEA/RWM/WPDD(2006)5
At the sixth meeting of the Working Parting on Decommissioning and Dismantling (WPDD), held in Brussels, Belgium on 14-16 November 2005, a topical session concerning Stakeholder Involvement in Decomm...
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7 April 2006
Deep geological repositories of radioactive waste are designed and licensed based on a model of long-term safety which does not require the active presence of man. During the period of stepwise devel...
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31 December 2013
An important factor for public confidence in the nuclear regulator is the general public trust of the government and its representatives, which is clearly not the same in all countries. Likewise, cul...
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16 May 2006
Worldwide consensus exists within the international community that geological repositories can provide the necessary long-term safety and security to isolate long-lived radioactive waste from the hum...
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10 December 2016
Brochure describing the Forum on Stakeholder Confidence (FSC) national workshops.
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1 November 2009
This flyer describes the national workshops organised by the Forum on Stakeholder Confidence (FSC).
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1 December 2014
This 2009 brochure describes the FSC mandate and profile, key milestones, focus areas, activities and publications.
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1 August 2009
In November 2006, Hungary hosted the 6th National Workshop and Community Visit of the NEA Forum on Stakeholder Confidence (FSC). Participants included institutional authorities, local residents and s...
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12 June 2009
Le stockage dans des installations construites dans des couches géologiques stables et profondes constitue la solution de référence pour isoler de la biosphère humaine de manière permanente les déche...
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13 March 2012
Disposal in engineered facilities built in stable, deep geological formations is the reference solution for permanently isolating long-lived radioactive waste from the human biosphere. This managemen...
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13 March 2012
Les programmes nationaux de gestion des déchets radioactifs se trouvent à des phases diverses dans la recherche de sites d’implantation d’installations et se fondent sur des approches techniques dist...
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25 September 2010
The sixth workshop of the OECD/NEA Forum on Stakeholder Confidence (FSC) was hosted by ENRESA, the Spanish agency responsible for the management of radioactive waste and the dismantling of nuclear po...
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11 July 2007
Germany is exploring a new approach towards the final management of its radioactive waste. This international workshop, held in Germany, attracted 65 participants from 13 countries. A little more tha...
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16 May 2006
Radioactive waste management is an area of public interest in which stakeholder involvement has largely proven itself to be beneficial to all parties and processes concerned. With growing experience,...
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20 December 2004
Public confidence is significantly affected by social considerations, such as public participation in decision-making processes, transparency of activities, access to information, effective and appro...
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20 October 2003
On 18 May 2001, the Finnish Parliament ratified the Decision in Principle (DiP) on the final disposal facility for spent nuclear fuel at Olkiluoto, in the municipality of Eurajoki. This followed posi...
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20 September 2002
L’implication des parties prenantes, notamment par le dialogue et la délibération, peut améliorer la qualité et la durabilité des décisions prises par les pouvoirs publics. Cette publication offre au...
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6 December 2005
Le processus de décision mis en place pour convevoir et mettre en oeuvre des modes de stockage à long terme des déchets radioactifs se déroule sur des décennies, comporte maintes étapes et fait inter...
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1 June 2005
Institutions involved in radioactive waste management face a rapidly evolving environment stemming from societal changes, including new information technology and new roles for the media. As in many ...
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14 August 2003
Of all the institutional actors in the field of long-term radioactive waste management (RWM), it is perhaps the regulatory authorities that have restyled their roles most significantly. Modern societ...
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20 October 2003
Confidence among both technical experts and the public in the safety of deep geologic repositories for radioactive waste is a key element in the successful development of the repositories. This repor...
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23 May 2002
Any significant decisions regarding geologic disposal of radioactive waste will need a comprehensive public review and a thorough involvement of all relevant stakeholders, such as waste generators, w...
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15 December 2000
La thématique de ce 7e atelier du Forum sur la confiance des parties prenantes (FSC) concernait la mise en œuvre du programme français de gestion des déchets de haute activité et de moyenne activité ...
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13 April 2010
Un nombre significatif d’installations nucléaires devra être démantelé dans les prochaines décennies. Dans ce contexte, les pays membres de l’AEN accordent de plus en plus d’importance à l’implicatio...
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14 June 2007
L’environnement sociopolitique de la gestion des déchets radioactifs a connu de profonds changements ces dernières années. La concertation avec les parties prenantes est devenue l’un des principes di...
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12 December 2007
Tout projet de gestion de déchets radioactifs à long terme durera vraisemblablement des décennies, voire des siècles. Il nécessitera un site et influera de bien de manières sur la communauté environn...
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14 June 2007
Ce rapport présente une synthèse des enseignements tirés par le Forum de l’AEN sur la confiance des parties prenantes (FSC) concernant la gouvernance de la gestion à long terme des déchets radioactif...
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7 February 2006
NEA Forum on Stakeholder Confidence updates
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25 February 2021
The NEA Forum on Stakeholder Confidence (FSC) organised a workshop on “Addressing the Challenges of Misinformation” on 29 March 2021 to discuss the topic of misinformation and explore how to address ...
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31 March 2021
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8 April 2005
NEA/RWM/FSC(2003)8
Forum on Stakeholder Confidence (FSC): Canadian Site Visit and Workshop - Summary and International Perspective
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3 August 2020
NEA/RWM/FSC(2005)4/REV1
Disposal of Radioactive Waste: The Forming of a New Approach in Germany - Summary and international perspective of the FSC Community Visit and National Workshop held in Hitzacker, Hamburg on 5-8 Octo...
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5 August 2020
NEA/RWM/FSC(2017)1
Bridging Gaps: Developing Sustainable Intergenerational Decision Making in Radioactive Waste Management
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9 April 2021
Any long-term radioactive waste management project is likely to last decades to centuries. It requires a physical site and will impact in a variety of ways on the surrounding community over that whol...
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14 June 2007
The importance of stakeholder involvement was one of the key messages highlighted by the NEA at the Virtual Nuclear Power Plants Expo & Summit (NPPES), hosted by the Nuclear Industry Association of T...
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3 June 2021
NEA Forum on Stakeholder Confidence held its annual plenary meeting on 12-14 October 2021.
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19 October 2021
The NEA Forum on Stakeholder Confidence (FSC) and the NEA Working Group on Public Communication of Nuclear Regulatory Organisations (WGPC) organised a joint workshop “How to deal with misinformation?...
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30 November 2021
The NEA has started preparing its third Stakeholder Involvement Workshop which will focus on optimisation in decision-making.
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14 January 2022
The decisions made about protective actions of people and the environment in situations involving exposure to ionising radiation have tended to be driven by subjective judgements about the health ris...
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26 February 2021
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5 February 2007
National radioactive waste management programmes are in various phases of siting facilities and rely on distinct technical approaches for different categories of waste. In all cases, it is necessary ...
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6 April 2010
The FSC workshop participants discussed best practices for community and youth engagement around the topic of radioactive waste disposal.
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26 October 2022
Virtual Stakeholder Confidence Workshop on the Decommissioning of Nuclear Facilities in the United Kingdom, 16 September 2020.
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9 October 2020
NEA News is the professional journal of the Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA). It features articles on the latest nuclear energy issues concerning the economic and technical aspects of nuclear energy, nucl...
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22 February 2016
The NEA Risk Communication Training Course was held on 7-9 December 2022 in Bratislava where participants heard from and engaged with communication experts and technical professionals working in nucl...
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15 December 2022
The Steering Committee for Nuclear Energy convened on 20-21 April in Paris.
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26 April 2023
Leaders from regulation, government, industry, academia, international organisations and NGOs on 5-7 September 2023 in Paris.
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23 October 2023
COVID-19 caused a series of major changes in society, including in the way people communicate and engage with each other. The impact on communication and stakeholder engagement activities was particu...
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7 November 2023
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17 November 2023
The 13th National Workshop organised by the NEA Forum on Stakeholder Confidence (FSC) took place on 23-25 October in Ohio, United States.
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22 November 2023
The NEA held its second Risk Communication Training Course on 13-16 November in Abu Dhabi.
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4 December 2023
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18 December 2023
The group met in Paris to discuss future activities.
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23 January 2024
NEA/WKP(2023)2
In November 2022, the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) launched an international survey in the framework of the Global Forum on Nuclear Education, Science, Technology and Policy. The survey sought to...
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9 February 2024
There is a consensus in the international community that geological repositories provide the necessary long-term safety and security to isolate long-lived radioactive waste. However, despite the tech...
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4 September 2023
The Forum on Stakeholder Confidence (FSC) was established by the NEA Radioactive Waste Management Committee (RWMC) in 2000 and serves as a platform for understanding and enhancing stakeholder engagem...
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11 March 2024
Human aspects of nuclear energy and waste management were in focus during a recent mission to the US at the Waste Management Symposia in Arizona and the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission's 36th Annual...
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29 March 2024