Socio-Technical Challenges to Implementing Geological Disposal: a Synthesis of Findings from 14 Countries

This report aims to clarify the dynamics of socio-technical challenges in the implementation of geological disposal (GD) for High Level Waste (HLW) and Spent Nuclear Fuel (SNF). Drawing on the 14 country reports produced within InSOTEC’s WP1 the synthesis focuses on socio-technical challenges that appear across national contexts. The synthesis report elucidates issues made visible through bringing together the analyses of different national contexts. The analyses conducted in the 14 country reports will not be repeated in the synthesis, but examples will be drawn from them to illustrate specific issues. The country reports are attached as appendices to the electronic version of this report, made available on the InSOTEC website (www.insotec.eu) in order to provide access to the detailed studies of national socio-technical challenges.