Assessment of national systems for obtaining local siting acceptance of nuclear waste management facilities. Volume I. Background on the political structure and formal system for approving waste management siting decisions

Technical Report · Thu Mar 31 23:00:00 EST 1983

OSTI ID:7069401

Paige, H W; Owens, J E

This report is the third in a series of periodic surveys of approaches and progress in other countries in dealing with the problems of obtaining local acceptance for siting of waste management facilities. The following 15 countries are covered: Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Federal Republic of Germany, Finland, France, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and United Kingdom. Volume I contains the following sections: nation's political/industrial structure for obtaining waste management siting decisions; and nation's formal legal procedure for obtaining necessary approvals for siting nuclear waste management facilities.

• Research Organization: International Energy Associates Ltd., Washington, DC (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC01-83DP30222; AC06-76RL01830
• OSTI ID: 7069401
• Report Number(s): IEAL-R-84-24-Vol.1; ON: DE84015329
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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AUSTRIA
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FINLAND
FRANCE
INSTITUTIONAL FACTORS
ITALY
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MEXICO
NETHERLANDS
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PUBLIC OPINION
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SCANDINAVIA
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