Euratom FP6 Research Projects and Training Activities Volume III

Innovative governance
Amongst the anticipated results from OBRA is the provision of
a significant and innovative contribution to the current model
of governance of radioactive waste management. In particular
the project will develop a more harmonised approach for
addressing societal concerns and the public’s perceptions of
radioactive waste management.
Most importantly OBRA will help the promotion of new and
improved networking and coordination tools to improve the
scientific and social activities with respect to radioactive waste
management and disposal.
Helping long-term decision-making
The governance of radioactive waste is a controversial issue
that needs to be fully addressed by society now and not
passed on to future generations to find a solution. The OBRA
project will help this process by defining and applying a
reference model in the field of governance of radioactive waste
management. The project will facilitate the promotion of a
greater role for citizens at a variety of different territorial levels
(local, regional, national etc.) of governance by improving the
knowledge base for all stakeholders and, in particular, for
regional and local communities. The creation of a network
consisting of local and regional communities, implementers
together with qualified researchers from universities will assist
this process and will include the provision of active and
appropriate training.
Overall OBRA will work to maximize the value obtained from
the output from many existing governance initiatives. The
work will increase Europe’s competitiveness in radioactive
waste management by leading a programme for networking
in social and technical sciences and stimulating further
collaborations between different stakeholders in the field.
Local and regional communities often lack access to an
authoritative yet independent platform of expertise that can
help address their concerns and information needs in a
systematic way. By providing these important stakeholders
with a sufficient knowledge base, OBRA will enable them to
participate in sound decision-making for the long-term
solution of radioactive governance issues.
Public events
Public events will be publicised at the project website:
www.obraproject.eu.
MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE WASTE
Geological disposal
Coordinator
Meritxell Martell
Enviros Spain S.L.
Passeig de Rubí 29-31
E-08197 Valldoreix, Barcelona
Tel. (34) 935 83 05 00
Fax (34) 935 89 00 91
mmartell@enviros.biz
www.obraproject.eu
Project details
Project type: Coordination Action
Project start date: 01/11/20006
Duration: 24 months
Total budget: EUR 320 748
EC contribution: EUR 299 908
I N F O R M A T I O N
EC Project Officer: Christophe Davies
European Commission
Directorate-General for Research
Unit J. 2 – Fission
CDMA 1/61
B-1049 Brussels
Tel. (32-2) 296 16 70
Fax (32-2) 295 49 91
E-mail: christophe.davies@ec.europa.eu
Partners
ITC School of Underground Waste Storage and Disposal, CH
Posiva Oy, FI
Agency for Radwaste Management, SI
Radioactive Waste Repository Authority, CZ
Group of European Municipalities with Nuclear Facilities, ES
Oeko-Insitute.V., DE
Empresa Nacional de Residuos Radioactivos S.A., ES
Lund University, SE
Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan, SE
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