Keywords :
timeprints; politics of time; radioactive waste management; nuclear pathways; nuclear program; belgium case study; living futures; timescapes; delphi inquiry; RWM options; geological disposal; eternal storage; radioactive waste identity; promise economy; trajectorism; multi-situated; tacit governance; nuclear governance; pathways
Abstract :
[en] Following the work of Barbara Adam (1998) and Ulrike Felt (2016), we draw particular attention to ‘timeprints’ in the assessment and selection of radioactive waste management (RWM) options. Using the example of Belgium, we identify four different timeprints mobilized (un)consciously by stakeholders when assessing RWM options, namely trajectorism, promise economy, radioactive waste identity, and multi-situated timeprints. We show that each of these timeprints has a significant impact on the RWM option to be considered and actively determines future radioactive waste management pathways in the form of ‘tacit governance’.
Disciplines :
Political science, public administration & international relations
Law, criminology & political science: Multidisciplinary, general & others
Engineering, computing & technology: Multidisciplinary, general & others
Social & behavioral sciences, psychology: Multidisciplinary, general & others
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