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6 Best Practices from Ongoing Activities Related to Nuclear Energy
Pages 51-58

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From page 51...
... ; Mary Woollen, Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation; and Christi Bell, University of Alaska Anchorage Business Enterprise Institute. LEARNING FROM UAMPS Doug Hunter, Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems Hunter offered lessons from the experience of UAMPS, an independent, project-based, voluntary, not-for-profit political subdivision of the state of Utah operating 49 energy utilities in seven states.
From page 52...
... In the meantime, the project is open to participation from additional communities who may want to join, in addition to the 30 that have already signed on. BEST PRACTICES IN PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT Mary Woollen, Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation Woollen reflected on her extensive experience observing and participating in processes for siting nuclear facilities to draw out some best practices in public engagement.
From page 53...
... COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT STRATEGIES Christi Bell, University of Alaska Anchorage Business Enterprise Institute Bell described her economic development experience, particularly with a project in partnership with Idaho National Laboratory examining the deployment of nuclear technology to highlight strategies for effective community engagement around proposed nuclear sites. When entering community siting discussions, Bell said she takes an entrepreneurial approach, first trying to understand who the community is, what they aspire for from an economic development standpoint, and why they are pursuing energy change.
From page 54...
... DISCUSSION During the workshop's final discussion session, participants dissected strategies for effective community engagement along with policy considerations for supporting these strategies. Effective Community Engagement Abdulla asked panelists to comment on lessons learned and how they have avoided repeating past mistakes.
From page 55...
... Making long-term responsible decisions will require clarity about how to best match needs with capabili ties, and effective public engagement requires listening to all of the com munity's ideas and challenges, without prematurely identifying a winner or loser. Bell added that effectively leveraging assets, such as economic development practitioners, is also important to this process.
From page 56...
... A participant asked about the tension between standardization and customization; while SMRs may all be identical, they will be implemented in dramatically different environments around the world, necessitating community engagement processes that are tailored to each locale. Hunter replied that the option of replacing defunct coal or natural gas plants with SMRs could reduce the implementation challenge by taking advantage of existing infrastructure.
From page 57...
... Community concerns are often about much broader issues outside of the NRC's purview, such as jobs, the local economy, or land use. Hunter noted that one community concern that is a key NRC issue is safety, and the NRC promotes nuclear energy as safe.


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