Procedures to involve knowledge providers for capturing the state of knowledge in radioactive waste management: insights from the European Joint Programme on Radioactive Waste Management

Abstract. Capturing the state of knowledge (SoK) in radioactive waste management (RWM) is a very important activity for supporting member states with implementation their national programmes towards safe and effective waste. This requires involvement experts (i.e. persons widely recognised to be reliable source or have techniques skills) who can share expertise wider community through production (KM) documents domain insight (DI) SoK; Knuuti et al., 2022). During past 3 years, European Joint Programme on Radioactive Waste Management (EURAD) has gained valuable insights into procedures involving sharing. These lessons useful other organisations want engage providers capturing SoK field RWM. The process expert KM document authorship review) divided following three different steps: (1) identification selection, (2) engagement, (3) support. major challenges identified when (i.e., authors reviewers documents) are limited resources motivation experts. Experts high demand therefore often available taking additional work. Thus, it provide clear description work that needs done outline any potential incentives take part (e.g. providing real benefit end-users). Other factors stay flexible scheduling processes, as may availability, then there also financial compensation. Often, experts' employers cannot allow them without Building personal connections trust over time help encourage participate. If asked contribute EURAD programme by an esteemed colleague many this lead greater commitment than from open call volunteers. Feedback was collected interviews reviewers, workshops, conferences annual events), communication, questionnaires, mid-term review programme, observations authors. Knowledge sharing encompasses various factors, including organisational context, interpersonal team characteristics, cultural individual traits, motivational (Wang Noe, 2010). Identified include recognition, building connections, reputation, social obligation request peer field, friend, colleague), convenience knowing project), content awareness), motivations contributing society). Moreover, experience shown that, regardless connection, face-to-face support indispensable. Effective openness, sense collegiality, addition climate trust, key elements creation engaging environment promoting tacit Furthermore, engagement facilitated high-quality examples DI see Roadmap; Beattie As number published increases, reasonable assume will become easier. Overall, good connection programme. Strengthening research packages establishing ambassadors facilitates Expert participation upcoming initiatives should involve activities promote disseminate knowledge, updating documents, required new emerges. By maintaining level output top experts, interested end-users attracted strengthened.