First of its kind: Eurajoki as a nuclear community and site for the final disposal of spent nuclear fuel
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2020Tekijänoikeudet
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The dissertation examines Eurajoki as a nuclear community pioneering in nuclear waste management. Eurajoki in Finland is the first municipality in the world where the siting of a final disposal facility for spent nuclear fuel (SNF) was concluded with the appropriate public and community acceptance. The subsequent granting of the construction licence has been characterized as "a milestone of global importance".
The interest in Eurajoki, stems from it being 'the first of its kind'. That said, Eurajoki is also a prime example of the tendency of nuclear communities to be more amenable to final disposal. While identifying a successful method for securing willing host communities has been a long-term mission of the international nuclear waste management community, understanding the dynamics of public and local acceptance also pose a challenge from the viewpoint of governance and social sciences.
The aim of the study is three-fold: 1) To form a picture of Eurajoki as a nuclear community and to examine the rationality of community acceptance in light of a resident survey. This is done by briefly recounting how Eurajoki became a nuclear community and the site for final disposal and exploring residents' opinions and their relation to certain theories. 2) To scrutinise the workings of the competing nuclear oasis and industry awareness frames by analysing how nuclear communities are interpreted and by applying the competing viewpoints to the results of the survey. 3) To draw conclusions on the viability of the frames based on the findings and reflect on the way forward given the evidence gathered in the course of the study.
The frames examined differ widely from each other. Where the nuclear oasis frame leans heavily on patterns of power related to economic and employment considerations, the industry awareness frame focuses heavily on the socio-cultural and symbolic dimensions of siting.
The results indicate that both concentrating strictly on economic necessities and dependency or, on other hand, on cultural integration and cultural capacity is clear-ly insufficient and that inhabitants' acceptance culminates in more encompassing considerations related to community well-being. Both the relationship between im-plementer and community and the perceived contribution of the project to the well-being of the community are highlighted.
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Julkaisija
Jyväskylän yliopistoISBN
978-951-39-8245-4ISSN Hae Julkaisufoorumista
2489-9003Julkaisuun sisältyy osajulkaisuja
- Artikkeli I: Kojo, M., Kari, M. & Litmanen, T. 2010. The socio-economic and communication challenges of spent nuclear fuel management in Finland: The post site selection phase of the repository project in Eurajoki. Progress in Nuclear Energy, 52(2), 168–176. DOI: 10.1016/j.pnucene.2009.06.008
- Artikkeli II: Litmanen T., Kojo M. & Kari M. 2010. The rationality of acceptance in a nuclear community: analysing residents' opinions on the expansion of the SNF repository in the municipality of Eurajoki, Finland. International Journal of Nuclear Governance, Economy and Ecology, 3(1), 42–58. DOI: 10.1504/IJNGEE.2010.032704
- Artikkeli III: Kojo M. & Kari M. 2010. Pride-effect in a nuclear community. Local perceptions regarding spent nuclear fuel repository in the municipality of Eurajoki, Finland. In WM2010 Improving the Future by Dealing with the Past, Final Proceedings, paper no 10192.
- Artikkeli IV: Kari, M., Kojo, M. & Litmanen, T. 2010. Community Divided. Adaptation and Aversion towards the Spent Nuclear Fuel Repository in Eurajoki and its Neighbouring Municipalities. Jyväskylä: University of Jyväskylä; University of Tampere. http://urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978-951-39-4149-9
- Artikkeli V: Kojo, M., Kari, M. & Litmanen, T. 2012. Nuclear community considering threats and benefits of final disposal. Local opinions regarding the spent nuclear fuel repository in Finland. International Journal of Environmental Technology and Management, 15(2), 124-145. DOI: 10.1504/IJETM.2012.047231
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ydinjätteet ydinpolttoaineet loppusijoitus hyväksyminen (psykologia) mielipiteet asukkaat Eurajoki (kunta) Suomi nuclear waste spent nuclear fuel final disposal nuclear community framing nuclear oasis industry awareness community well-being siting acceptance opinions survey repository Finland Eurajoki
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