Kontić, Branko, Blackwell, Paul, French, Simon, Paulley, Alan, Zhu, Ming, Yankovich, Tamara, Webster, Michael, Pepin, Stephane, Bizjak, Tine and Bohanec, Marko (2022) Demonstrating the use of a framework for risk-informed decisions with stakeholder engagement through case studies for NORM and nuclear legacy sites. Journal of Radiological Protection, 42 (2). 020504. doi:10.1088/1361-6498/ac5816

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Abstract

The international community has come a long way in developing a consensus that the remediation and management of naturally occurring radioactive materials and nuclear legacy sites will benefit from the use of the framework for risk-informed decision-making. Such a framework should ideally integrate risk assessment and decision-making. The framework presented in this paper specifically addresses the needs and expectations in the wider socio-economic and environmental context, as well as a narrower human health context. The framework was demonstrated as part of the International Atomic Energy Agency’s second Modelling and Data for Radiological Impact Assessments Programme. Three case studies, which have used or could use this integrative approach, are used for illustration. The first concerns remediation from uranium mining activities at Beaverlodge Lake in northern Saskatchewan, Canada, engaging stakeholders (also called ‘interested parties’) in the decision-making process on further options. The second case study suggests how decision analysis could support the selection of the best option for waste disposal for uranium ore processing at Žirovski vrh, Slovenia, taking into account a potential landslide and migration of waste throughout the adjacent valley in the event of flooding. The third case study presents the process and results of radiological safety assessment of the Kepkensberg sludge basin in Tessenderlo area, Belgium both before and after the disposal of material from remediation of the nearby Winterbeek River. It illustrates how such assessments could interface with decision analysis for the purpose of supporting the regulatory decisions related to future approval of a waste disposal option. Results show that formal stakeholder engagement in decision analysis provides a strong contribution to objective, robust, and transparent decision-making not only for radiation protection area but also in others where health and environmental impacts are of concern. A number of recommendations for future work have also been made.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	T Technology > TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering T Technology > TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
Divisions:	Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Science > Statistics
SWORD Depositor:	Library Publications Router
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Radioactive pollution, Radioactive substances, Radioactive substances -- Safety regulations, Nuclear power plants -- Risk management
Journal or Publication Title:	Journal of Radiological Protection
Publisher:	IOP Publishing
ISSN:	1361-6498
Official Date:	21 March 2022
Dates:	Date Event 21 March 2022 Published 23 February 2022 Accepted
Volume:	42
Number:	2
Article Number:	020504
DOI:	10.1088/1361-6498/ac5816
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Access rights to Published version:	Open Access
RIOXX Funder/Project Grant:	Project/Grant ID RIOXX Funder Name Funder ID P1-0143 Slovenian Research Agency https://www.arrs.si/en/ 766251 H2020 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/100010665 P2-0103 Slovenian Research Agency https://www.arrs.si/en/

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