A workshop held in Ottawa in October 2002 brought together a wide range of Canadian stakeholders and delegates from radioactive waste management programmes in 14 countries. This third interactive workshop of the NEA Forum on Stakeholder Confidence focused on key areas such as the social concerns at play in radioactive waste management, how these concerns can be addressed, and development opportunities for local communities. These proceedings provide a summary of the workshop, the full texts of the stakeholder presentations and detailed reports of the workshop discussions.

Foreword
Summary of Site Visit and Workshop
International Perspective
Background Session: The Canadian Context
-The Nuclear Fuel Cycle, Radioactive Waste, and Canadian Policy by P. Brown
-Regulating Nuclear Waste in Canada by R. Ferch
-The Nuclear Fuel Waste Act: Context, Public Confidence, Social Considerations by C. Letourneau
-The Port Hope Area Initiative by D. McCauley
-Message from the Deputy Minister of Natural Resources by G. R. M. Anderson
Session I. What are the Social Concerns?
-Social Impact Assessment: Identification, Management, and Follow-Up of Community Concerns Associated with the Construction of the Hibernia Offshore Platform by K. Storey
-Criteria for Public Support for a Waste Management Concept: The Environmental Assessment Panel's Recommendations by B.Seaborn
-What are the Social Concerns? Consultation and Respect for the Rights to Aboriginal Peoples by P. Larcombe
-Understanding Community Traits - Understanding Public Concerns by T.Wlodarczyk
-Port Hope and Area Property Value Protection Program: Creating Stability in the Marketplace by R. Zelmer
-What are the Social Concerns? Round Table Discussions during Session I of the FSC Workshop in Canada by C. Mays
Session II. How to Address Social Concerns
-Nuclear Power Plants in Canada: How We Address Community Issues and Concerns by D. McFarlane
-The Importance of Community Trust in Advancing Solutions to the Low Level Radioactive Waste Problem in the Port Hope Ontario Area by B. Holton
-Case Study: Adams Mine Landfill Proposal by L. Oates
-Observations on Stakeholder Confidence Related to Uranium Mine Waste Management in the Elliot Lake Region by G. MacDonald
-Trust, Risk, and the Media by K. O'Hara
-How to Address Social Concerns? Round Table Discussions during Session II of the FSC Workshop in Canada by J. Kotra
Session III. Development Opportunities for Communities
-Development Opportunities for Communities: The Port Hope Area Initiative by R. Austin
-Development Opportunities for Communities: A Point of View from the Canadian Association of Nuclear Host Communities by L. Kraemer
-Whiteshell Labs Closure: Crisis or Opportunity? by L. Simpson
-Development Opportunities for Northern Aboriginal Communities from Saskatchewan's Uranium Mining Industry by A. Richards
-Urban Quality of Life and Industrial Project Management: The Case of the Alcan Aluminum Smelter in Alma, Quebec, Canada by M. Sinard
-Development Opportunities for Communities: Round Table Discussions during Session III of the FSC Workshop in Canada by E. Atherton
Session IV. Thematic Reports
-Radiological Risk Assessment: Scientists' Concepts and Laypeople's Concerns by D. Bard
-Community Involvement: Stakeholder Learning in the UK and in Canada by J. Hetherington
-Stakeholder Confidence: Observations from the Viewpoint of Ethics by P.A.Fleming
-Building Relationships with the Wastes by M. O'Connor
List of Participants