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Commissioned Comment and other contributions on Social and Ethical Considerations

NWMO asked selected individuals working in the field to provide additional comment on the issues raised in this series of papers.  We hope this comment will help spark further thinking and broader discussion.  We invite you to consider these comments and add your own perspective to the discussion.

 

2-A Ian J. Duncan: Social and Ethical Considerations

  Canada's Used Nuclear Fuel - What to do with it!

2-B Charles McCombie: Ethical Considerations

  This short document on ethical considerations is Appendix B of the Background Paper 6-3: Status of Geological Repositories for Used Nuclear Fuel by Charles McCombie. Download and view this contribution in Adobe Acrobat PDF format.

2-C J.A.L. Robertson: Nuclear Energy - An Ethical Choice

  This short document on ethical considerations reflects the perspective of the author, an applied scientist and past commentator on this issue. Download and view this contribution in Adobe Acrobat PDF format.

 

 
     
 

 

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