Evaluating the 'Ethical Matrix' as a Radioactive Waste Management Deliberative Decision-Support Tool
Evaluating the 'Ethical Matrix' as a Radioactive Waste Management Deliberative Decision-Support Tool
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DOI：
10.3197/096327109x438044
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发表时间：
2009-05-01
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2.2
通讯作者：
Cotton, Matthew
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作者：
Cotton, Matthew
联合王国放射性废物管理政策的制定目前正在一个参与性和分析性审议的决策框架内进行;一个寻求将公众和利益攸关方的价值观和观点与科学和技术专长相结合的决策框架。对放射性废物问题的这种社会-技术重新界定的一个重要方面是明确承认，合法和可辩护的政策制定如果要取得成功，就必须考虑到重要的道德问题。因此，有必要制定工具，以符合这一方法的方式对道德问题进行适当评估。“道德矩阵”就是最近用来解决一系列农业和自然资源问题的工具之一，显示了这一领域的希望。本文评估了矩阵的优势和局限性，并概述了替代工具的发展，以更好地满足在放射性废物管理决策过程中的道德评估的需要的框架。
UK radioactive waste management policy making is currently taking place within a participatory and analytic-deliberative decision-making framework; one that seeks to integrate public and stakeholder values and perspectives with scientific and technical expertise. One important aspect of this socio-technical reframing of the radioactive waste problem is an explicit recognition that legitimate and defensible policy making must take into account important ethical issues if it is to be a success. Thus, there is a need for tools to incorporate adequate assessment of ethical issues in a way that is compatible with this approach. The 'ethical matrix' is one such tool used recently to address a range of agricultural and natural resource issues that shows promise for this field. This paper assesses the strengths and limitations of the matrix and outlines a framework for the development of alternative tools to better satisfy the needs of ethical assessment in radioactive waste management decision-making processes.