Social impacts of nuclear closure and decommissioning
Guidance for assessment
Nuclear closure and decommissioning is an inevitable process facing many EU member states, regardless of current policy. Several member states have also indicated that they will eventually phase out nuclear power completely in the longer term. Affected host communities will have to deal with social impacts, both positive and negative. The closure of such an important industrial facility may have major negative social impacts, especially in remote locations where nuclear power plants are the main source of local employment and income. Social impacts, however, have unique characteristics and tend to be neglected or inadequately accounted for in policy appraisals. Following the principles of social impact assessment (SIA), an internationally recognised framework, this study represents a guideline framework for future social impact assessments in affected communities.
We present examples of possible indicators for evaluating and forecasting social impacts of nuclear closure/decommissioning, which should be useful for both communities carrying out a local social impact assessment and policy-makers alike. We also provide advice for mitigation and enhancement strategies, monitoring plans, engagement approaches and reporting and governance arrangements that may be used by communities during the closure/decommissioning process.
GERBELOVA Hana;
SHORTALL Ruth;
2023-01-25
Publications Office of the European Union
JRC131260
978-92-76-59103-0 (online),
1831-9424 (online),
EUR 31312 EN,
OP KJ-NA-31-312-EN-N (online),
https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC131260,
10.2760/410344 (online),
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