Socio-Political Conditions Conducive to Siting of Nuclear Waste Management Facilities

Abstract

This paper reports on findings of a review of historic issues and concerns raised by the public, affected communities and key stakeholders during environmental assessment and planning studies for Canadian nuclear research and power plants, uranium mining and radioactive waste and used fuel management projects dating back to 1996. It then goes on to compare these findings to those of recent research reports on the social and ethical dimensions of nuclear waste management to identify common elements. It concludes with some observations about the conditions that facilitate successful siting of nuclear waste management facilities.