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14-4 E-Dialogue on the Draft Study Report
Royal Roads University
In 2003 Dr. Ann Dale of Royal Roads University was initially commissioned to conduct a series of three on-line synchronous e-Dialouges; the first around the concept of risk and uncertainty around the management of nuclear waste, which featured a panel of experts, the second a round table focusing on whether the NWMO assessment framework is comprehensive and balanced and whether there were specific elements that must be built into an implementation plan, and the third on decision-making under conditions of risk and uncertaintiy, once again with an expert panel.
The fourth dialogue was in the form of an asynchronous electronic forum, running from July 1st, 2005 to August 15th, 2005. To provide context, an on-line personal interview was conducted between Dr. Ann Dale, and Elizabeth Dowdeswell, President, Nuclear Waste Management Organization. This interivew, along with a link to the Draft Study Report was pubulished on the website.
The on-line public forum was designed to facilitate access to Canadians who prefer to communicate using internet technologies, to facilitate reflection on the NWMO recommendations and to record comments and concerns on the part of the wider Canadian public. Several framing questions were posed:
* In what way, if any, do you think the proposed Adaptive Phased Management approach is an appropriate approach for Canada?
* What concerns, if any, do you have about this approach?
* What improvements, if any, would you like to see made?
* What more would you like to know about the proposed approach, or more generally about the work of NWMO?
Observations from the public e-forum are summarized in this report. A record of the e-forum is also provided.
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