Citizens in the Wasteland: the Trouble with Radioactive Waste Management in Belgium

In Belgium, the long-term management of radioactive waste falls under the exclusive competence of the Belgian federal Agency for Radioactive Waste and Enriched Fissile Materials (ONDRAF). Contrary to the existing situation for low-level waste, no institutional policy has yet been formally approved for the long-term management of long-lived and high level waste. In this context, ONDRAF considers the public and stakeholders’ participation and engagement as essential in the formulation of an effective and legitimate policy. This is why, over the past few years, it has decided to engage them in di... Mehr ...