Week 17: how to engage the community in selecting the site for a potential waste storage or disposal facility
If a waste disposal facility were to be established, how might the community be engaged in the selection of a site?
This blog provides a forum for interaction and debate within the community on issues of relevance to the Commission’s Terms of Reference.
Each week, a new question will be posted on this blog focusing on a specific topic and addressing an important issue that needs to be considered by the Commission.
This week, the question relates to how to engage the community in selecting the site for a potential waste storage or disposal facility
The question for this week is:
If a waste disposal facility were to be established, how might the community be engaged in the selection of a site?
You may wish to read Issues Paper 4 (particularly pages 6 and 9) for some background information in relation to this question. This Issues Paper can be downloaded here.
If a waste disposal facility were to be established, how might the community be engaged in the selection of a site?
What factors are important when comparing different methods of electricity generation?
What environmental risks would need to be taken into account in establishing a waste disposal facility?
What opportunities exist for South Australia to add value to its current uranium exports by processing them into nuclear fuels?
Can the risks associated with transporting nuclear or radioactive waste be adequately managed?