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GEOLOGICAL DISPOSAL AND PUBLIC ACCEPTANCE IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC

GEOLOGICAL DISPOSAL AND PUBLIC ACCEPTANCE IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC. Liblice. Věra Šumberová Deep Geological Repository Development Department Radioactive Waste Repository Authority (RAWRA) Czech Republic. RADIOACTIVE WASTE REPOSITORY AUTHORITY Liblice 25-28 March 2008. 1.

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GEOLOGICAL DISPOSAL AND PUBLIC ACCEPTANCE IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC

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  1. GEOLOGICAL DISPOSAL AND PUBLIC ACCEPTANCE IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC Liblice Věra Šumberová Deep Geological Repository Development Department Radioactive Waste Repository Authority(RAWRA) Czech Republic RADIOACTIVE WASTE REPOSITORY AUTHORITY Liblice 25-28 March 2008 1

  2. Deep Geological Disposal – necessary and inevitable part of the nuclear fuel cycle in all currently feasible and future scenarios Basic requirements: - Safety - Technical feasibility - Cost-effectiveness - Public acceptance • on national level • on local level (host region) Regional (international) repositories stable development scheme – all participating states prepared to accept foreign waste Deep Geological Repository – Basic Requirements RADIOTIVE WASTE REPOSITORY AUTHORITY Liblice 25-28th March 2008 2

  3. •Safetyalalalalalalalalalalalalannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn•Social and neconomicalnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn •Environmentalnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn•Governance and political - Radioactivity - Operational and longterm safety - Transport of waste - Terrorismus - Image of the region - Prices of immobilities - Employment and business potential - Local tourismus - Landscape and nature character - Construsction phase – transport etc. - Local life-style - Decision-making and role of local nninhabitants - Import of foreign waste Local Community Concerns RADIOTIVE WASTE REPOSITORY AUTHORITY Liblice 25-28th March 2008 3

  4. Radioactivity Operational and longterm safety Transport of waste Terrorismus Image of the region Prices of immobilities Employment and business potential Local tourismus Landscape and nature character Construction phase – transport etc. Local life-style Decision-making and role of local inhabitants Import of foreign waste - Impact on health and health of children - New, untested technology, extreme time intervals - Potential of accidents - Repository and transport as potencil target of terrorists attacks - Drop in prestige, negative image - Decrease in prices - Opportunities only for uneducated peoples and external experts - Declining potential - Demaged landscape and nature - Transport of big amount of excavated material - End of anemity and well being - Unclear role of local inhabitants,central decision - Low trust in politicions, resulting in low trust of law observance Local Community Concerns and Expectations RADIOTIVE WASTE REPOSITORY AUTHORITY Liblice 25-28th March 2008 4

  5. Fear of radioactivity, health impacts Social and economical issues Governance issues ↔Access to information,visits to nuclear facilities, etc. ↔ Economical measures, support projects etc. ↔ Clear roles of all stakeholders Communication Programme Communication and supporting programme should address all types of concerns RADIOTIVE WASTE REPOSITORY AUTHORITY Liblice 25-28th March 2008 5

  6. Ordered by Rawra Carried out by the Sociological Institute of the Czech Academy od Sciences More than 2100 respondents older than 15 years Target population – inhabitants of 6 potentially suitable (preselected) sites, „neutral site“, Czech republic as a whole Topics: radioactive waste – knowlegde, solutions, fears, attitudes, trust, decision-making process, environmental and economical aspects, Time: survey March 2007, data evaluation April-May 2007 Public opinion survey RADIOTIVE WASTE REPOSITORY AUTHORITY Liblice 25-28th March 2008 6

  7. Public opinion survey Local citizens: How is HLW/SF managed today? RADIOTIVE WASTE REPOSITORY AUTHORITY Liblice 25-28th March 2008 7

  8. Publicopinion survey Czech citizens: How is HLW/SF managed today? RADIOTIVE WASTE REPOSITORY AUTHORITY Liblice 25-28th March 2008 8

  9. Public opinion survey Czech citizens: what is the stage of site selection? RADIOTIVE WASTE REPOSITORY AUTHORITY Liblice 25-28th March 2008 9

  10. Public opinion survey Local citizens: HLW management task should be solved by: RADIOTIVE WASTE REPOSITORY AUTHORITY Liblice 25-28th March 2008 10

  11. Public opinion survey Local citizens: Is the safety of a deep geological repository achievable? RADIOTIVE WASTE REPOSITORY AUTHORITY Liblice 25-28th March 2008 11

  12. Public opinion survey:worries of local citizens RADIOTIVE WASTE REPOSITORY AUTHORITY Liblice 25-28th March 2008 12

  13. Public opinion survey:worries – Czech citizens RADIOTIVE WASTE REPOSITORY AUTHORITY Liblice 25-28th March 2008 13

  14. Public opinion survey Local citizens: Expected benefits related to the repository RADIOTIVE WASTE REPOSITORY AUTHORITY Liblice 25-28th March 2008 14

  15. Public opinion survey Local people: Should there be special advatanges (compensations) for regions with…? RADIOTIVE WASTE REPOSITORY AUTHORITY Liblice 25-28th March 2008 15

  16. Public opinion survey Local citizens: Who should have decisive power in siting of…? RADIOTIVE WASTE REPOSITORY AUTHORITY Liblice 25-28th March 2008 16

  17. Public opinion survey Local citizens: How do you evaluate the character of information from different sources? RADIOTIVE WASTE REPOSITORY AUTHORITY Liblice 25-28th March 2008 17

  18. Public opinion survey Local people: Would you agree with works of repository siting in your neighbourghood? RADIOTIVE WASTE REPOSITORY AUTHORITY Liblice 25-28th March 2008 18

  19. Public opinion survey Local citizens: How actively do you participate in the siting process? RADIOTIVE WASTE REPOSITORY AUTHORITY Liblice 25-28th March 2008 19

  20. The solution should be managed by the current generation Trust – highest level trust in the media as a source of information Local inhabitants have more information than the general public The decision should be made by experts and the local population together Benefits for the site are a must and the benefits system should be driven by strict and transparent rules Low active participation, only 6% of local people actively participates in the process To increase support for disposal is extremely time consuming process The attitudes reflect specific features of the facility only to some extend, but reflect trust (in the process,implementor, regulatory authority, state etc.) and changing social environment (changing values). Lessons learned RADIOTIVE WASTE REPOSITORY AUTHORITY Liblice 25-28th March 2008 20

  21. Thank you for your attention RADIOACTIVE WASTE REPOSITORY AUTHORITY PIME 2008 Prague 10-12.February 2008 21

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