[NukeNet] [no-new-nukes-yall] Industry conference needs us!

Tue Jul 22 15:03:12 EDT 2008

Perhaps this is a great opportunity for a C-10/CAN/IEER  presentation on 
HOSS.
With  plans afoot for some major decoms and ever-more dry-casks, the 
time might be right and ripe for this.
--Dave Kraft, NEIS--

Jack & Felice Cohen-Joppa wrote:

> Dear friends,
>
> Waste Management 2009 is the next annual symposia of what has become 
> the world's largest professional meeting about "HLW, TRU, LLW/ILW, 
> Mixed, Hazardous Wastes & Environmental Management" - basically, the 
> nuclear industry.  It will be held in Phoenix, AZ, March 1  5, 2009.
>
> Courtesy of NIRS media credentials, I attended a few of these 
> conferences until they moved to Phoenix this year, having outgrown the 
> Tucson Convention Center.   I would send my notes and a stack of lit & 
> a few exhibitor freebies to Diane D'Arrigo.
>
> The call for WM2009 abstracts is open, and there is one proposed 
> track/topic under which motivated activists or sympathetic academics 
> might well submit a paper.
> It's #8 - "PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS, INVOLVEMENT, EDUCATION AND TRAINING"
>
> This year's conference theme is "Waste Management for the Nuclear 
> Renaissance", and it reflects the overwhelming perspective of the 
> participants.  In the past, the only papers I recall from a contrary 
> perspective on new nukes were presented by Bob Loux and other Nevada 
> activists.
>
> A few years ago, during the Q&A following a panel on training a new 
> generation of radwaste management pros,  I asked about a place in this 
> industry for bright young public service scientists who DO NOT fancy a 
> nuclear renaissance but know we have a long-term problem on our 
> hands.  No good answer came, but later John Dalton, one of the 
> conveners of this topic, approached me and suggested I submit a paper 
> for a future conference.  He seemed very keen on bringing into these 
> proceedings a point of view other than from industry and regulators 
> (but for all I know, he may be alone in that perspective)  I declined 
> then because I know there are many more qualified activists - maybe you!
>
> If you should decide to submit an abstract, please let me know - 
> details from the call are below.
>
> Jack Cohen-Joppa
>
> Below is the text for this track from the call for abstracts, which 
> can be downloaded at this page
> http://wmsym.org/html/news.cfm
> or this link
> http://www.wmsym.org/pdf/WM2009%20Call%20for%20Abstracts.pdf
>
> 8 - PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS, INVOLVEMENT, EDUCATION AND TRAINING
> (CE&T)
> Connie Callan, NETS, LLC (Co-Chair), V: +1-(505)-350-1433, Email: 
> ccallan at netsamerica.com
> John Dalton, Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) (Co-Chair), V: 
> +44-(12)-358-25678,
> Email: john.dalton at nda.gov.uk
> Jim Hylko, Paducah Remediation Services (PRS), LLC (Co-Chair), V: 
> +1-(270)-816-4125,
> Email: James.Hylko at prs-llc.net
> Managing radioactive waste involves more than scientific and technical 
> issues. This track
> incorporates a broad range of cultural, equity, social, environmental, 
> policy, communications,
> training and educational issues that shape decisions involving waste 
> management. The objective
> is to inform conference participants, including technical managers, on 
> issues involving the general
> public and community stakeholders who are outside the waste management 
> professional field.
> Issues are divided into multiple, diverse topics including public 
> participation, communication
> techniques, education and training, social justice and equity, 
> intergenerational issues, safety and risk
> communication, and socioeconomic and environmental impacts.
> 8. Public Communications, Education and Training - Non-specified Abstracts
> 8.0 Public Communication, Participation, Education and Training  Posters
> 8.1 Communicating Safety, Cost, Benefits, and Risk
> 8.2 Engaging Potentially Affected Citizens
> 8.3 Political Implications for Moving Forward in Radioactive Waste 
> Management
> 8.4 Communication of Technical Issues: Critical to Nuclear Renaissance
> 8.5 The Changing Role of Public Participation Programs as Sites Change 
> Missions
> 8.6 Worldwide Education and Training  Efforts to Ensure Knowledge 
> Transfer and Future Skills
> 8.7 US DOE, Site Specific and Citizen¹s Advisory Boards (CABs) - 
> Public Involvement Makes a Difference
> 8.8 Museums amd Vistor Centers as a Tool for Communication of Nuclear 
> Issues
> 8.9 Achieving Consensus on Stakeholder, Cultural, Community and Equity 
> Issues
>
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