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Integrating citizen advisory boards in public participation: Lessons from the field

Journal Article · · Transactions of the American Nuclear Society
OSTI ID:411533
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  1. Bechtel Corporation, Berkeley, CA (United States)
Citizen advisory boards have been used successfully, particularly by the chemical industry, as programs for public participation. Now the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has responded to a growing demand for more direct citizen involvement in environmental restoration decision making. The experience of the site-specific advisory board at the department`s Fernald Environmental Management Project near Cincinnati provides lessons that contribute to the development of a model for the most efficient use of citizen advisory boards.
OSTI ID:
411533
Report Number(s):
CONF-951006--
Journal Information:
Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, Journal Name: Transactions of the American Nuclear Society Vol. 73; ISSN 0003-018X; ISSN TANSAO
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English