本卷审查了十个欧洲原子能组织国家加上瑞士和美国正在制定的国家计划，以解决高放射性废物的储存和处置问题。这些章节由23位国际专家撰写，概述了欧洲和国家法规、技术选择、安全标准、监测系统、补偿计划、体制结构以及公众参与的方式。介绍了关键利益相关者、他们的价值观和利益，考虑了不同行为者的责任和权限，分析了决策过程，以及影响不同国家政策选择的因素。还考虑了不同社区对参与性决策和补偿的看法和期望，以及为促进对话和建设性解决问题已经或正在采取的步骤。​
Nuclear Waste Governance: An International Comparison Volume I
This volume examines the national plans that ten Euratom countries plus Switzerland and the United States are developing to address high-level radioactive waste storage and disposal. The chapters, which were written by 23 international experts, outline European and national regulations, technology choices, safety criteria, monitoring systems, compensation schemes, institutional structures, and approaches to public involvement. Key stakeholders, their values and interests are introduced, the responsibilities and authority of different actors considered, decision-making processes are analyzed as well as the factors influencing different national policy choices. The views and expectations of different communities regarding participatory decision making and compensation and the steps that have been or are being taken to promote dialogue and constructive problem-solving are also considered.​

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