Article Title
The Role of Citizen Participation in Siting a High-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Facility
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1986
Keywords
Radioactive waste disposal; Radioactive waste sites
Abstract
In order to have a successful radioactive waste management and disposal program, the federal government must build public confidence and trust in the siting process (1). To do this three requirements must be met: 1) the program must be technically feasible; 2) the program must be politically palatable; and 3) the program must be societally acceptable.
Citizen participation is necessary to ensure that a radioactive waste management program is accepted by society and is politically feasible. Citizen involvement indirectly impacts technical feasibility by addressing the ethical and moral implications of nuclear waste disposal, thus helping to establish the parameters of technical solutions.
First Page
13
Last Page
14
Recommended Citation
Johnson, B. J.
(1986).
The Role of Citizen Participation in Siting a High-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Facility.
Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science, Vol. 52 No.1, 13-14.
Retrieved from https://digitalcommons.morris.umn.edu/jmas/vol52/iss1/6
Primo Type
Article