New model for public participation at Sandia National Laboratories: What comes after environmental restoration?

Conference · Sun Jan 30 23:00:00 EST 2000

OSTI ID:751167

KEENER, R WILLIAM ^[1]; BACA, STEPHEN S; BACA, MAUREEN R; STOTTS, AL; TOOPS, TAMI; WOLFF, THEODORE A

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1. Sandia National Laboratories

As the Sandia National Laboratories' Environmental Restoration (ER) project moves toward closure, the project's experiences--including a number of successes in the public participation arena--suggest it is time for a new, more interactive model for future government-citizen involvement. This model would strive to improve the quality of public interaction with the Department of Energy (DOE) and Sandia, by using subject-specific working groups and aiming for long-term trustful relationships with the community. It would make use of interactive techniques, fewer formal public forums, and a variety of polling and communication technologies to improve information gathering and exchange.

• Research Organization: Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (US); Sandia National Labs., Livermore, CA (US)
• Sponsoring Organization: US Department of Energy (US)
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-94AL85000
• OSTI ID: 751167
• Report Number(s): SAND2000-0292C
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES