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About the Reims 2005 conference :
Minutes of the conference
Article : first lessons of the Reims Entretiens européens
Article in NuclearFuel, from Ann MacLachlan (2005-12-05)
Bar-Le-Duc 2004
Nogent 2003
Publications :
The General Council of Haute Marne and La Meuse are organizing the Annual European Discussions on « The Management of Nuclear Waste in France and Europe ». The first « discussions » took place on 28 November 2003 in Nogent en Haute Marne. This event gathered scholars from all other the world and European social, economic and institutional stakeholders.
This European Discussions are patronized by the European Commission and the French government. The firms that are directly concerned by nuclear issues will also take part in the debate.
These debates are being organized in cooperation with the association Confrontations Europe, chaired by Philippe Herzog, Member of the European Parliament and FORATOM..
Two consulting and communication agencies are preparing these discussions : ASCPE and 3B Council. They will work in close cooperation with the General Council of Haute Marne and Meuse and with all the participants of this event.
A working group, gathering researchers, French and European stakeholders and chaired by Claude Fischer, Executive Director of ASCPE, meets regularly in order to prepare these discussions around two round tables and the « European Discussions Letter ». The issues of this Newsletter are available on the website in French and English . It is distributed to 10 000 people all over Europe in order to answer public opinion concerns.
The first
edition took place in Nogent on 28th November 2003. Its main topic
was “Seeing national choices in a European perspective”. It brought
together 190 high-level participants from seven European countries,
The second
edition took place in Bar-Le-Duc on 26th November 2004. It
was focused on “The Governance of Nuclear Waste”. 290 economic and
social stakeholders from 10 European countries and
Although France has opened a National Debate on Energies, nuclear energy and its waste management are still tabou issues. They are also not easily dealt with at the European level. Citizens and stakeholders are not always well informed about French projects and the preparation of European directives. We consider that the propositions of the European Commission in order to establish common safety norms and the management of wastes consitute a good opportunity to go beyond ideological cleavages and put forward solutions in the framework of national choices. France will have to take decisions, as well as every other Member of the EU, upon its nuclear waste management. The 2006 deadline, set by the Bataille Law, consitutes an important step in that process.
The French Government has opened in September 2005 a National Public Debate to help preparing the 2006 Law.
