The Descision making excerise

In your pairs/groups rank order factor as to how important it would be in supporting a final choice of location.

There is no need to include the suitable geology as all locations have the appropriate rock structure.

Once complete this information will be used to help you select the final location

Geology - _{Rock type under the ground}

_{1. Suitable geology –}

_{ Volume of host rock is large enough to cope with amount of waste}

_{ Low risk of damage through fault line movement e.g. earthquakes}

_{ Little groundwater flow in case of leakage}

_{ Slow flow of ground water to surface}

Population density - _{Number of people per sq km}

_{ Location needs to be isolated in terms of low population density}

Accessibility

_{How easy is the location to get to and from}

_{ Good access is important and consideration needs to be given to port, rail and road access.}

_{ Keeping transfer distance to a minimum is important.}

Skilled workforce
_{Range of skills within area}

_{ Proximity to established science and technology base in relation to the nuclear industry is important}

Political cost _{- Number of votes to government won or lost by choice of location}

_{Stakeholder Desire –}

_{ The willingness of a variety of stakeholders in the area to host the disposal site is important.}

_{ Environmental impact acceptable to the current local population}