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Radioactive waste management: a comparative study of national decision-making processes. Final report, September 15, 1978-December 31, 1979

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:5364360
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A report is presented resulting from a comparative study of national decision-making processes in radioactive waste management. By seeking out the variations among the socio-political and institutional components of the nuclear power and radioactive waste policies in ten countries, the authors have attempted to identify means to improve national and international responses to a seemingly intractable problem, the management of wastes from military and commercial nuclear programs worldwide. Efforts were focused on evaluation of comparative national policy formulation processes. Mapping national programs in conjunction with social, political and administrative structure and comparing the similarities and differences among them has revealed six major issues: (1) technological bias in decision-making; (2) lack of natioal strategies for the RWM programs; (3) fragmentation of governmental power structures; (4) crippled national regulatory bodies; (5) complex and competing relations among local, state and federal levels of government; and (6) increased importance of non-governmental actors and public participation. The first two issues are overarching, encompassing the fundamental approach to policy, whereas the last four describe more specific aspects of the decision-making structures.
Research Organization:
Harvard Univ., Cambridge, MA (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
AS02-78ER10106
OSTI ID:
5364360
Report Number(s):
DOE/ER/10106-1; ON: DE82012016
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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