Managing Radioactive Waste - your views matter

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Instructions - for organisers

Before you meet

If there are more than 12 people in the group you may find it useful to split up into smaller groups. You may also wish to photocopy the information cards, or request more copies.

Discussion Tip

For each question you may want to ask each person to give their views, and then see if the group can agree an answer to write on the reply form. If you cannot agree, the recorder should make a note of the different points made on the reply form.

Step 1 - Decide who does what

Choose a chairperson – someone to make sure everyone can have their say, and that you answer all of the questions that you want to, in the time you have. Give the chairperson this card.

Choose a recorder – someone to write down your answers, fill in the reply form and send us your reply.

Step 2 - Read the information cards

You can either give each person a full set of cards to read OR distribute the cards amongst the group, allow people to read them and then ask each person to summarise one card for the others in the group.

Step 3 - Talk about the criteria for deciding between the options for managing radioactive waste

Discuss: Question 1 - Which 4 criteria do you think are most important and why?

Discuss: Question 2 - Which 2 criteria do you think are least important and why?

Please record your answer on the reply form.

Step 4 - Talk about the impact of radioactive waste management on future generations

Discuss: Question 3 - Do you think we should dispose of the waste now, so that future generations have less to do, or should we allow them the chance to deal with the waste in a different way?

Please record your answer on the reply form.

Step 5 -Talk about where you think radioactive waste should be managed

Discuss: Question 4 - Do you think we should put all of the waste in just one or two places, or should we put it in a number of different places, for example at or near existing nuclear sites?

Please record your answer on the reply form.

Step 6 - Imagine a radioactive waste management facility was being planned in your area

Discuss: Question 5 - What would make this more acceptable to you?

Discuss: Question 6 - What would make this less acceptable to you?

Please record your answer on the reply form.

Step 7 - Talk about the options

Discuss: Question 7 - Having had the discussion do you have a preference for any of the options?

Please record your answer on the reply form.

Step 8 - Other Messages

Question 8 - Do you have any other comments or messages for CoRWM?

Please record your answer on the reply form.

Step 9

Fill in the group details, and your contact details if you would like to keep in touch.

Step 10

Return your reply form by post or enter the results online.

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