Learning and Adapting to Societal Requirements for Radioactive Waste Management: Key Findings and Experience of the Forum on Stakeholder Confidence

NUCLEAR ENERGY AGENCY RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE Forum on Stakeholder Confidence (FSC) DISPOSAL OF RADIOACTIVE WASTE: THE FORMING OF A NEW APPROACH IN GERMANY

Public Confidence in the Management of Radioactive Waste: The Canadian Context

Pursuant to Article 1 of the Convention signed in Paris on 14th December 1960, and which came into force on 30th September 1961, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) shall promote policies designed: − to achieve the highest sustainable economic growth and employment and a rising standard of living in Member countries, while maintaining financial stability, and thus t...

NUCLEAR ENERGY AGENCY RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE STEPWISE APPROACH TO DECISION MAKING Experience, Issues and Guiding Principles for Long-term Radioactive Waste Management

This report is presently with the editor for final publication as a glossy-cover report. Translation into French is envisaged. The report arose from topical discussions held within the RWMC and FSC and draws on the many initiatives of the FSC in the field of stakeholder confidence. FOREWORD Radioactive waste exists as a result of both past and current practices. One of the most challenging task...

Willingness of end users to pay for e-waste recycling

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The sheer volume of electrical and electronic waste (e-waste) has presently been generated in Vietnam, posing a growing concern regarding its impact can have on the environment and human health. Therefore, the need for developing policies and regulations towards the environmentally sound management of e-waste is becoming crucial. Although the municipa...

The Construction and Operation of Geological Disposal Facilities for High-level Radioactive Waste and Spent Fuel

A key challenge over the next decade for some national programmes and an important learning opportunity for many others will be the construction and operation of the first deep geological repositories for High Level Waste (HLW) and Spent Fuel (SF). As the orientation of work on disposal shifts from mainly research, development and demonstration to industrial implementation, waste management age...