Geological Disposal of Radioactive Waste: A Long-Term Socio-Technical Experiment

摘要: In this article we investigate whether long-term radioactive waste management by means of geological disposal can be understood as a social experiment. Geological is rather particular technology in the way it deals with analytical and ethical complexities implied idea technological innovation experimentation, because presented that ultimately functions without human involvement. We argue that, even when long term function 'social' foreseen to restricted safeguarding functioning 'technical', still order better understand argument explore how could addressed, elaborate experimentation notion co-production tools delegation, prescription network developed actor-network theory. doing so emphasize inherently involves relations between surface subsurface, humans nonhumans, social, material natural realm, these require recognition further elaboration. other words, concurrently technical experiment, or better, socio-technical end proposing 'actor-networking' sensitizing concept for future research into what experiment look like.