Drawing upon sources including EURATOM and the OECD, the author offers a detailed overview of the current state of radioactive waste management (RWM) in the EU. Extrapolating insights from other contested energy infrastructures, this book highlights the key successes and challenges in the quest for a more participatory RWM programme.

Gianluca Ferraro is a policy analyst. He has worked for the European Commission and the University of Leuven, Belgium

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Foreword

Preface

List of Abbreviations

Introduction

Chapter 1 - Nuclear energy and the management of radioactive waste

Chapter 2 - Public involvement in policy-making

Chapter 3 - The institutional challenge, key issues and stakeholders' needs

Chapter 4 - General principles for public involvement

Chapter 5 - National practices of public involvement

Chapter 6 - The involvement of local stakeholders

Chapter 7 - Public involvement, trust and social acceptance

Chapter 8 Public involvement in RWM: answers and implications

Chapter 9 Conclusions

Index