Activity report of the Task Group on Humanities and Social Sciences Perspectives on the Management and Disposal of Radioactive Waste

Yasuda, Hiroshi*; Fumoto, Hiromichi*; Saito, Tatsuo

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This project aims to discuss whether the approach of presenting exposure of future generations to radionuclides with long half-lives as potential exposure is compatible with the current concept of geological disposal, by extending the target from uranium waste to radioactive waste including intermediate and high level radioactive waste. The issues and the matters that should be presented and provided to the concerned parties, including future generations, are to be discussed extensively. The discussion will then organize ideas concerning issues such as how much concentration of waste can be disposed of, at what depth and scale, and what will be required when it is lost in the future, and will incorporate not only the science and engineering approach, but also the humanities and social science approach that the proponents have been considering, in order to provide a broader The proposers will discuss from a broader perspective, incorporating not only the science and engineering approach but also the humanities and social science approach that they have been considering. The status of these activities will be explained.