Chair(s): |
Sigrid EECKHOUT, Belgium Nuria PRIETO SERRANO, Spain |
Secretary: |
Taehee KIM (taehee.kim@oecd-nea.org) |
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Vice-Chair(s): |
Maude PAGE, Canada Annabelle QUENET, France Daniel MARTA, Italy Kenichi KAKU, Japan Daniela DIACONU, Romania Pascale KÜNZI, Switzerland David BRAZIER, United Kingdom Christopher MARKLEY, United States | ||
Member(s): | All NEA member countries* | ||
Russia (Suspended*) | |||
*Russian Federation suspended pursuant to a decision of the OECD Council. | |||
EU participation: |
The European Union (EU) takes part in the work of the NEA, in accordance with the NEA Statute and the Supplementary Protocol to the Convention on the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. | ||
Observer(s)(International Organisation): |
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) By agreement | ||
Date of creation: | 01 August 2000 | ||
End of mandate: | 31 December 2025 |
Mandate (Document reference):
Mandate (Document extract):
Extract from document NEA/RWM/FSC/M(2022)1
Background
Due to changes in society’s decision-making environment and heightened public sensitivity to all matters connected with environmental protection, nuclear power, radioactivity and especially radioactive waste, any decision regarding whether, when and how to implement waste management solutions and how to complete the decommissioning processes will typically require thorough public involvement of relevant stakeholders. Stakeholder involvement is becoming increasingly important as countries continue or start decommissioning projects and begin to develop their strategic choices for long-term radioactive waste management, and/or move towards siting and developing final repositories. Since the decision-making process and avenues for stakeholder involvement differ from country to country, it is important to identify similarities and differences, understand the key concerns of various stakeholders, and develop means to interact effectively with the different audiences.
Scope
The Forum on Stakeholder Confidence (FSC) supports the Radioactive Waste Management Committee (RWMC) and the Committee on Decommissioning and Legacy Management (CDLM) by:
Objectives
The FSC will:
Working Methods
The FSC will:
The FSC will have at least one yearly plenary meeting. The plenary meeting will be devoted to the following:
Membership
The FSC is a discipline-oriented working group with members ranging from government policy and regulatory officials to R&D specialists, implementers, regulators and industry representatives. The FSC is composed of representatives of national organisations with responsibility, overview and experience in the field of building stakeholder confidence.
Interactions
In co-operation with other relevant organizations (e.g. IEA and IAEA), the FSC will examine stakeholder involvement programmes worldwide and develop best practices in the field of radioactive waste management. The FSC will also collaborate on specific topics with other NEA working groups/parties, such as the RWMC, CDLM and other NEA subsidiary bodies dealing with societal issues.
Deliverables
The FSC will produce reports and studies on issues such as the role of regions in radioactive waste management, intergenerational connections in radioactive waste management, added value in nuclear waste management facilities and processes, and all other aspects that concern stakeholder engagement in radioactive waste management, decommissioning and legacy management.