Radioactive Waste Management Radioactive Waste Management in Spain: Co-ordination and Projects, FSC Workshop Proceedings, L'Hospitalet de l'Infanct, Spain 21-23 November 2005

In this workshop proceedings, Spanish stakeholders and delegates from 14 countries discuss current co-ordination of radioactive waste management decision making in Spain. Findings were shared from Cowam-Spain, a co-operative research project on the involvement of local stakeholders, the relationship between national and local levels of decision making, and the long-term sustainability of decisions regarding the siting of a centralised interim storage facility for high-level waste. These proceedings include the workshop presentations and discussions, as well as the rapporteurs' reflections on what was learned about policy making and participative decision making. Table of Content : Foreword Summary International Perspective Workshop -Introduction and Welcome Address by Takamori Tanaka -The Spanish Nuclear and Institutional Scene: Roles and Responsibilities --Nuclear Energy in Spain by Carlos de Villota --Process of Licensing Nuclear Facilities by Nuria Prieto --The Spanish General Radioactive Waste Plan by Jose Manuel Redondo --The Role of Parliament by Rosario Garcia Velasco -Past Examples of Cases and Actors and the Emergence of Stakeholder Involvement for Decision Making in Spain --Case 1. The 1992 Senate Working Party --Case 2. The Dismantling of the Nuclear Power Plant Vandellos-I --Case 3. AMAC - The Association of Spanish Municipalities Main Workshop -Involving the Local Authorities --Case Study of the WGI (Local and Participatory Systems) of COWAM-Spain by Mercedes Chiapella --The COWAM-Spain Initiative: Summary of FSC Roundtable Discussions by Kathryn Shaver -The Interplay between the National and Local Levels --The Interplay between the National and Local Levels by Miquel Ferrus i Serra --Interplay between Decision Levels: Sumary of FSC Roundtable Discussion by Janet Kotra -Long-Term Sustainability of Decisions --Long-Term Governance for Stability by Meritxell Martell --Sustainability Issues: Summary of FSC Roundtable Discussions by Gerald Ouzounian -Thematic Reports --Strenthening the Decision Making in Spain, the National Centralisaed Waste Storage Project and the COWAM-Spain Initiative by Yves Le Bars --Reflections on the Process for Stakeholder Engagementin Radioactive Waste Management Planning in Spain by Thomas Webler Appendices -Detailed Programme -List of Participants