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Stakeholders in the process to find a long-term solution for radioactive waste in Denmark

The stakeholders in the process are presented here.

The main collaborators of Ministry of Higher Education and Science include:

Inter-ministerial working group

In 2016-2018, an inter-ministerial working group was handling the preparation of policy recommendations to be discussed by Danish Parliament. The proceedings of the working group form part of the Government's internal policy-making process and hence are treated as confidential. The members of the working group are:

Danish Decommissioning and Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland are also participating in the inter-ministerial working group.

Contact forum

Furthermore, a contact forum was established in 2016 to facilitate communication between core stakeholders in the continuing process to identify and locate a concept for a long-term solution for radioactive waste. Members of the contact forum include:

  • Representatives from concerned citizens' groups: Concerned Citizens' Group for The Safe Management of Denmarks' Radioactive Waste, Veddelev Citizens' and Landowners' Association (the latter group represents interests of the public in Roskilde Municipality where Danish Decommissioning is located)
  • Representatives from NGOs: Danish Nature Conservation Society, Greenpeace Denmark and NOAH Friends of the Earth Denmark

  • Local Government Denmark
  • Danish Regions
  • Representatives from the regulating agencies: Danish Health Authorities (Radiation Protection) and Danish Emergency Management Agency
  • Danish Decommissioning
  • Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland
  • Danish Agency for Higher Education and Science

Panel of independent experts

A panel of scholars from Danish universities has been formed to facilitate replies to technical questions from the general public. The members of the panel have been selected by The Danish Council for Independent Research which provides independent scientific counselling to the Danish Government.

The fields covered by the panel are:

Nuclear Physics/Nuclear Energy - panel member:

Treatment of Radioactive Waste - panel member:

Health Physics/Radiation Protection - panel member:

Environmental Assessment - panel member:

Environmental Law - panel member:

Public Governance - panel member:

General Ethics - panel member:

Contact

Kristoffer Brix Bertelsen
Tlf.: +45 72 31 88 76
Email: kbbs@ufm.dk

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last modified December 02, 2021