Opening up or Closing Down Radioactive Waste Management Policy? Debates on Reversibility and Retrievability in Finland, France, and the United Kingdom

摘要: The possibilities of recovering radioactive waste deposited for final disposal (retrievability), and reversing decisions concerning the management (reversibility) have emerged as central issues on policymaking agenda in a number countries. Calls reversibility retrievability (R&R) emanated mainly from civil society politicians, subsequently, to varying degrees different countries, been translated into technical administrative solutions. This paper examines ways which R&R dealt with national-level (RWM) policies France, Finland, UK, role debates around fostering deliberative democracy. focus analysis is participatory planning decision-making processes instigated by state nuclear industry. argues that France UK broad societal over years certain degree contributed an “opening up” RWM new options actors. In contrast, were addressed briefly, essentially technico-economic issue, rapid closure debate notion had ensured company’s original concept. identifies