Nuclear Futures - a seminar series to re-make sociotechnical research agendas

核未来——重新制定社会技术研究议程的研讨会系列

• 批准号: ES/N009444/2
• 负责人: Susan Molyneux-Hodgson
• 金额: $ 2.84万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF EXETER
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Research Grant
• 财政年份: 2016
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2016 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=ES%2FN009444%2F2
• 关键词: Nuclear; Futures; seminar; series; re

Geological disposal (GD) of radioactive waste, in deep underground repositories, was first proposed in the US in the '50s yet rarely has final disposal of waste been at the forefront of government and industry concerns. Much waste has been in 'interim storage' for decades. Meanwhile, more is produced through ongoing energy production. The GD approach to civil waste has crept up national policy agendas following an EU Directive in 2011 and the EU's Technology Platform determination that first disposal operations should begin somewhere in Europe by 2025. At various speeds, EU Member States are conducting further scientific research, progressing decisions on where to site GD and undertaking various forms of public engagement. Many countries have made limited headway or have deferred implementation decisions, while Finland has made 'most' progress against the Directive targets and now holds permission to start construction of disposal facilities. The publication of the UK Government White Paper 'Implementing Geological Disposal' in July 2014 (IGD2014) sets out a process to decide on the siting and building of a UK facility. Learning from earlier policy breakdowns the new policy promises to "provide a permanent solution" for the UK's existing and planned higher activity radioactive waste.The implementation of geological disposal - like many topics on nuclear matters - prompts numerous questions of social, technical, political and ethical character. The Series' primary focus is on nuclear waste, its management and proposed final disposal. However, radioactive waste is interwoven with multiple other concerns including: government policy on building new nuclear plants as part of an energy mix and a low carbon future; and ongoing and future decommissioning projects. For some, these discussions cannot be separated from military affairs, further entangling issues up for debate.Social science academics have written on nuclear topics in the past and under different policy conditions. However, it is timely to question these earlier works and to enlarge the arena of debate, expanding the social perspectives and including the technical. The goal is to transform thinking to address radioactive waste as a sociotechnical matter and to vitalise our research capacity. The proposed Series will build on an ESRC initiative in multi-disciplinary research training funded in 2013. That scheme enabled an experimental collaboration between social scientists associated with the White Rose DTC and engineers from the EPSRC-funded Nuclear First CDT. We now seek to expand this research potential beyond training provision and expand to include policy implementation concerns.In 7 meetings, over two and half years, the Series will bring social scientists from different disciplines together, alongside academic engineering communities, policy and industry bodies.Each meeting will involve talks from academic and non-academic partners, small group discussions, plenary sessions and activities. The seminars will provide opportunities for social science academics to connect directly to technical research communities and to non-academic bodies involved in GD policy. Policy bodies and engineering researchers will experience the process of social science debate and be exposed to critical thinking on their technical concerns. The meetings will thus enable knowledge exchange between groups that do not regularly interact, including social science researchers with technical policy implementation bodies. Meetings will be concurrent with specific aspects of the IGD2014 policy process: the possibility to inform ongoing implementation work makes the Series particularly timely.The significance and importance of the Series is evidenced by letters of support from key non-academic bodies and the substantial co-funding of the proposal.Output will include academic talks and papers; policy briefings; reports and designs for engagement activities

在地下深层处置库中对放射性废物进行地质处置 (GD) 最早于 20 世纪 50 年代在美国提出，但废物的最终处置很少成为政府和行业关注的焦点。几十年来，许多废物一直处于“临时储存”状态。与此同时，通过持续的能源生产产生了更多的产量。继 2011 年欧盟指令和欧盟技术平台确定首个处置作业应于 2025 年在欧洲某个地方开始之后，处理民用废物的 GD 方法已悄然进入国家政策议程。欧盟成员国正在以不同的速度进行进一步的科学研究，取得进展决定 GD 的选址并开展各种形式的公众参与。许多国家取得的进展有限或推迟了实施决定，而芬兰在指令目标方面取得了“最大”进展，目前已获得开始建设处置设施的许可。 2014 年 7 月发布的英国政府白皮书“实施地质处置”(IGD2014) 规定了决定英国设施选址和建设的流程。吸取了早期政策失败的教训，新政策承诺为英国现有和计划中的高活性放射性废物“提供永久解决方案”。地质处置的实施——就像许多有关核问题的话题一样——引发了许多社会、技术、政治和社会问题。道德品质。该系列的主要重点是核废料、其管理和拟议的最终处置。然而，放射性废物与多种其他问题交织在一起，包括：政府关于建设新核电站作为能源结构和低碳未来一部分的政策；以及正在进行和未来的退役项目。对一些人来说，这些讨论与军事事务密不可分，这进一步使争论的问题变得更加复杂。社会科学学者过去在不同的政策条件下撰写过有关核主题的文章。然而，现在是时候质疑这些早期的作品并扩大辩论的领域，扩大社会视角并包括技术视角。目标是转变思维方式，将放射性废物作为社会技术问题来解决，并激发我们的研究能力。拟议的系列将建立在 2013 年资助的 ESRC 多学科研究培训计划的基础上。该计划使与 White Rose DTC 相关的社会科学家和来自 EPSRC 资助的 Nuclear First CDT 的工程师之间进行了实验合作。我们现在寻求将这种研究潜力扩展到培训提供之外，并扩展到包括政策实施问题。在两年半的时间里，该系列将通过 7 次会议将来自不同学科的社会科学家以及学术工程界、政策和行业机构聚集在一起。每次会议都将包括学术和非学术合作伙伴的演讲、小组讨论、全体会议和活动。这些研讨会将为社会科学学者提供直接与技术研究界和参与全球发展政策的非学术机构联系的机会。政策机构和工程研究人员将体验社会科学辩论的过程，并接触到对其技术问题的批判性思考。因此，这些会议将使不定期互动的群体之间能够进行知识交流，包括社会科学研究人员与技术政策执行机构。会议将与 IGD2014 政策流程的具体方面同时举行：为正在进行的实施工作提供信息的可能性使得该系列特别及时。主要非学术机构和实质性合作机构的支持信证明了该系列的意义和重要性。提案的资助。产出将包括学术演讲和论文；政策简报；参与活动的报告和设计

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