Analysis of the Influential Factors on the Policy Selection of Local Community on Nuclear Power Plant Decommissioning Plan

A Case Study of the Dounreay Stakeholder Group

Abstract

Local people's participation is necessary for dealing with social problems caused by nuclear power plants' decommissioning process. In the United Kingdom, local consultation with residents has been promoted the participation of local people in the decision-making process of the decommissioning policy. This study took Dounreay Stakeholder Group as a representative example of public participation by focusing on local consultation carried out in Dounreay concerning the decommissioning plan for nuclear power plants and reviewed the factors affecting the policy option selection. The results of the analysis indicate that the market factor affects the policy selection concerning nuclear decommissioning, while it is closely related to the institutional factor's influences.