[en] This report presents the synthesis of the online enquiry concerning the future for long-term management of high-level radioactive wastes (‘HLRW’) and spent fuel in Belgium, conducted in April and November 2019 by political scientists from the Liege University (Spiral Research Centre, RU Cite, ULiege) with the support of the University of Antwerp (Milieu en Samenleving, UAntwerpen).
The main objective of the enquiry was to identify the needs and expectations of various stakeholders regarding the long-term management of high-level radioactive waste and the type of decision-making process they wish to see implemented.
242 people participated; 109 questions were asked; 11,695 responses were proposed by the participants. These constitute a very pluralistic panel of actors involved on nuclear issues for more than 10 years, and composed of committed citizens, scientists but also members of NGOs in favour or against nuclear power, municipal/regional/federal officials active or not in the nuclear and health fields.
Research center :
Centre de Recherches Spiral
Disciplines :
Law, criminology & political science: Multidisciplinary, general & others Political science, public administration & international relations Engineering, computing & technology: Multidisciplinary, general & others
Author, co-author :
Parotte, Céline ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de science politique > Département de science politique
Fallon, Catherine ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de science politique > Département de science politique
Language :
English
Title :
The Future for Long-term Management of High-Level Radioactive Waste and Spent fuel in Belgium. Synthesis of the Delphi enquiry
Publication date :
30 January 2020
Publisher :
Centre de Recherches Spiral, Liège, Belgium
Number of pages :
31
Commissioned by :
ONDRAF/NIRAS
Funders :
ONDRAF - Organisme National des Déchets Radioactifs et des Matières Fissiles Enrichies [BE]
Commentary :
This one-year research project was conducted in full autonomy by the Liege University with the support of the University of Antwerp. It received funding from the Belgian National Agency for Radioactive Waste and Enriched Fissile Material (ONDRAF/NIRAS). The results from this enquiry will be published in the scientific media and will also be presented to ONDRAF/NIRAS. The analysis provided in this report is the full responsibility of the authors.
