Session 112 - Panel: The Future of Consent-Based Disposal Siting and Discussion of the Alternatives

Session Co-Chairs:   Eric Knox (USA)
John Mathieson (United Kingdom)
Lead Organizer:   Eric Knox (USA)
Add'l Organizer(s):   Paul Dickman (USA)
Leif G Eriksson (USA)
John Mathieson (United Kingdom)
Panel Reporter:   John Gregory (USA)
 

This panel focused on the technical, institutional, as well as broader political issues associated with engaging the public and industry as well as local and State governments regarding the challenges and opportunities related to obtaining public consent for hosting and siting nuclear waste disposal facilities.

Panel Report

 

Panelists with presentations:

The Future of Consent-Based Disposal Siting and Discussion of the Alternatives
Andrew Griffith, US DOE (USA)

Consent-Based Disposal Siting in the UK
Tom Wintle, Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (United Kingdom)

Disposal of High - Level Radioactive Waste in Germany - Lessons Learned from a Federal Approach to Organize a Non-Biased Site Selection Process
Stefan Wenzel, Lower Saxony Ministry for Environment, Energy & Climate Protection (Germany)

Consent-based Siting for the Long-Term Storage of Used Nuclear Fuel in Canada
Bob Watts, Nuclear Waste Management Organization (Canada)