CARL Workshop Antwerp November 30 – December 1, 2005 CARL a social science research project into the effects of stakeholder involvement on decision-making in RWM

CARL Workshop Antwerp November 30 – December 1, The CARL Consortium CARL B elgium Mun. Dessel, STORA, Mun. Mol, MONA, PaLoFF NIRAS/ ONDRAF University of Antwerp and Liège FANC Sl ovenia Municipality of KrškoARAOUniversity of Ljubljana Sl Nuclear Safety Admin Sw eden Mun. Oskarshamn and Östahammar SKBGöteborg UniversitySKI, SSI UK Local communities affected by nuclear facilities, NuLeAF NirexUniversity of East Anglia Environment Agency, SEPA, NII C anada (To be confirmed)NWMO(To be confirmed)(Tbc) F inland --Tampere University- Legend: steering group members; country coordinators;sponsors

CARL Workshop Antwerp November 30 – December 1, The Objectives of CARL Develop insights into SI in RWM and the outcome of these processes: –Examine relationship between principles and practices that characterize participatory initiatives in RWM –Integration of participatory initiatives and technical programs –Influence of contextual factors (historical, social, political) on initiative and outcome

CARL Workshop Antwerp November 30 – December 1, Work Plan Phase 1Cross-national descriptive and evaluative framework Oct 2004 – Feb 2005 Phase 2Country reports and 1st comparative report Feb – Dec 2005 Phase 3Topical cross-national research + 2nd comp. report Jan 2006 – July 2007 Phase 4Project evaluation + general deliverables Aug – Oct 2007

CARL Workshop Antwerp November 30 – December 1, Aims of the Workshop Networking and sharing experiences Reporting on the Country Studies Discussing the research priorities for the next year