WP 2 Appendix 8 Mechanisms for Local Influence on National Decision Making Processes in Radioactive Waste Management

This document develops further the questions offered to stakeholders in the Berlin Meeting (see Appendix). It describes mechanisms that local stakeholders can use to influence national decision-making processes in radioactive waste management. It deals first with the boundaries of the policy issue; second, with the definitions of “local” in the framework of radioactive waste management (RWM), then it addresses the characterisation of local engagement and communication issues relevant to local-national interactions, and finally, offers an introduction to some of the mechanisms relevant to these interactions.