The UK Committee on Radioactive Waste Management.
Article
Baverstock, K. and Ball, D. 2005. The UK Committee on Radioactive Waste Management. Journal of Radiological Protection. 25 (3), pp. 313-320. https://doi.org/10.1088/0952-4746/25/3/008
Type | Article |
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Title | The UK Committee on Radioactive Waste Management. |
Authors | Baverstock, K. and Ball, D. |
Abstract | The UK Committee on Radioactive Waste Management is charged with recommending to Government, by July 2006, options for the long term management of the UK's radioactive waste legacy. These options should inspire public confidence. Now, more than halfway into the time allotted, we, as two former members of the Committee, express our concerns at the wayward approach that has been adopted. The Committee has placed emphasis on gaining public confidence but this has been done at the expense of recruiting the best scientific expertise in the management of radioactive waste, an act which we believe will actually undermine public confidence. Furthermore, given also the immense importance of this decision to public safety, national security and the national interest, we believe urgent steps should be taken to review the Committee's process, its management and its sponsorship. |
Research Group | Centre for Decision Analysis and Risk Management (DARM) |
Publisher | IOP Publishing |
Journal | Journal of Radiological Protection |
ISSN | 0952-4746 |
Publication dates | |
Sep 2005 | |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 06 Apr 2010 |
Output status | Published |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1088/0952-4746/25/3/008 |
Language | English |
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