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

基本信息

批准号：
ES/N009444/1
负责人：
Susan Molyneux-Hodgson
金额：
$ 3.68万
依托单位：
University of Sheffield
依托单位国家：
英国
项目类别：
Research Grant
财政年份：
2015
资助国家：
英国
起止时间：
2015 至无数据
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=ES%2FN009444%2F1
关键词：
Nuclear Futures seminar series re

项目摘要

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

在深层地下存储库中，放射性废物的地质处置（GD）是在50年代首次提议的，但很少在政府和行业关注的最终处置废物。数十年来，“临时存储”已经存在很多浪费。同时，通过正在进行的能源生产产生更多。在2011年的欧盟指令之后，对民用废物的GD方法已逐渐提高了国家政策议程，并且欧盟的技术平台确定首次处置操作应在2025年到2025年开始在欧洲的某个地方开始。在各种速度下，欧盟成员国正在进行进一步的科学研究，正在进行有关在哪里定位GD并进行各种公众参与的决定。许多国家取得了有限的进展或推迟实施决策，而芬兰对指令目标取得了“最大的”进步，现在已允许开始建设处置设施。 2014年7月，英国政府白皮书“实施地质处置”的出版（IGD2014）阐明了一个过程，以决定英国设施的选址和建设。从较早的政策中学习新的政策有望为英国现有的现有和计划更高活动的放射性废物“提供永久解决方案”。地质处置的实施 - 像许多核事务的主题一样 - 引发了许多社会，技术，政治和道德特征的问题。该系列的主要重点是核废料，其管理和拟议的最终处置。但是，放射性废物与其他多个问题交织在一起，包括：政府对新核电站的政策，作为能源组合和低碳未来的一部分；以及正在进行的和将来的退役项目。对于某些人来说，这些讨论不能与军事事务分开，进一步的纠缠问题进行辩论。社会科学学者过去和在不同的政策条件下都撰写了有关核主题的文章。但是，及时质疑这些早期的作品并扩大辩论领域，扩大社会观点并包括技术。目的是改变思维，以将放射性废物作为社会技术问题，并使我们的研究能力至关重要。拟议的系列将建立在2013年资助的多学科研究培训中的ESRC计划的基础上。该计划使与白玫瑰DTC相关的社会科学家与EPSRC资助的核资助第一CDT进行了实验合作。现在，我们试图将这项研究潜力扩展到培训规定之外，并将其扩展到包括政策实施问题。在两年半的时间内，该系列将使来自不同学科的社会科学家与学术工程社区，政策和行业机构一起将社会科学家融合在一起。每个会议将涉及学术和非学术伙伴的谈判，小组讨论，小组讨论，全体会议和活动。研讨会将为社会科学学者提供直接与技术研究社区以及参与GD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，并对他们的技术问题进行批判性思考。因此，会议将使不定期互动的群体之间的知识交流，包括具有技术政策实施机构的社会科学研究人员。会议将与IGD2014政策过程的具体方面一致：告知正在进行的实施工作的可能性使该系列特别及时。该系列的重要性和重要性证明了由关键的非学术机构的支持信所证明的，并从重要的非学术机构的支持信中证明了该提案的大量共同资金。提案的大量共同资助将包括学术谈判和纸张；政策简报；参与活动的报告和设计