Understanding the Societal Challenges Facing Nuclear Power: Proceedings of a Workshop (2022)

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Workshop Agenda

SEPTEMBER 1–3, 2021

The aim of this workshop is to elaborate on the nature and extent of societal challenges facing nuclear energy, and to discuss the lessons that industry, analysts, and policy makers might learn from past experiences in the nuclear industry, from analogous industries, and from rigorous social science.

Day 1: September 1, 2021

11:30 AM Welcome
Richard Meserve, Covington & Burling, LLP, and Committee Chair
11:35 AM How did we get here? The nuclear industry’s record of public engagement.
Moderator: Ahmed Abdulla,* Carleton University
  • Thomas R. Wellock, Nuclear Regulatory Commission
  • Spencer R. Weart, American Institute of Physics (retired)
  • M.V. Ramana, University of British Columbia
1:00 PM Break

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* Denotes member of National Academies’ Committee on Laying the Foundation for New and Advanced Nuclear Reactors in the United States.

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1:30 PM What do the social and decision sciences tell us about the issues facing nuclear power?
Moderator: Kirsty Gogan,* LucidCatalyst and TerraPraxis
  • Baruch Fischhoff, Carnegie Mellon University
  • Nick Pidgeon, Cardiff University
  • Seth Tuler, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
3:30 PM Adjourn

Day 2: September 2, 2021

11:30 AM Welcome
11:35 AM What does the field of science and technology studies tell us about the issues facing nuclear power?
Moderator: Allison Macfarlane,* University of British Columbia
  • Sheila Jasanoff, Harvard University
  • Behnam Taebi, Delft University of Technology
  • Andy Stirling, University of Sussex
  • Pierre-Benoit Joly, French Institute for Research and Innovation in Society
1:30 PM Break
2:00 PM Opposition is not unique to nuclear energy: Learning from other industries.
Moderator: Todd Allen,* University of Michigan
  • David Victor, University of California, San Diego
  • John Downer, University of Bristol
  • Sarah Mills, University of Michigan
3:30 PM Adjourn

Day 3: September 3, 2021

11:30 AM Welcome
11:35 AM What can we learn from nuclear waste siting? Successes and challenges.
Moderator: Allison Macfarlane,* University of British Columbia
  • Arne Kaijser, KTH Royal Institute of Technology
  • Anne Bergmans, University of Antwerp
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1:30 PM Break
2:00 PM Best practices in public engagement and participation from ongoing activities related to nuclear energy.
Moderator: Ahmed Abdulla,* Carleton University
  • Doug Hunter, Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems
  • Mary Woollen, Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation
  • Christi Bell, University of Alaska Anchorage Business Enterprise Institute
3:30 PM Adjourn
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