ECOSENS: Economic and Social Considerations for the Future of Nuclear Energy in Society

经社理事会将以审议的方式，在重大社会挑战(气候危机、可持续能源政策、能源安全)的背景下，分析公民的观点和风险认知、当前和新的核技术的益处和潜力。它将从社会伦理的角度审查在核研究和决策中采纳有关利益攸关方参与和跨学科(特别是社会科学和人文科学的融合)的建议的情况，并提出克服挑战的建议。社会利益攸关方(当局、工业界、学术界和民间社会)参与探索和共同构建可能的能源未来以及核能在其中的作用。对当前核能技术的可持续性评估将考虑到核投资的整个生命周期，包括核燃料循环。然后在未来能源市场和社会发展的背景下探讨新技术(第三代、第四代、SMR)的整合，以确定核能在2050年目标为气候中立的经济中可能发挥的作用。综合了多种视角(核专家、社会科学家、利益攸关方、社会)，并商定了可持续性评估的方法学建议。为了解决现有经济模式的弱点，经社理事会根据供应系统办法开发了一种新的模式，以便创建和计算与过多的利益攸关方(消费者、政府、供应商)有关的指标。该模型将包括“社会贴现率”，并考虑到“循环经济”系统所反映的地球的极限。一系列国家案例研究对该模式进行了评估，并向利益攸关方提供了相关建议。经社理事会的活动和成果将在很大程度上通过为支持创新参与而建立的利益攸关方网络以及通过开放获取设施进行交流和传播

Using a deliberative approach, ECOSENS will analyse citizens’ views and risk perceptions, benefits and potentials of current and new nuclear technologiesin the context of majorsocietal challenges(climate crisis,sustainable energy policies, energy security). It will review through a socio-ethical lens the uptake of recommendations on stakeholder engagement and transdisciplinarity (notably integration of social sciences and humanities) in nuclear research and decision making, developing recommendations to overcome challenges. Societal stakeholders (authorities, industry, academia and civil society) are engaged to explore and co-construct possible energy futures and the role of nuclear energy therein. Sustainability assessment of current nuclear energy technologies will take into account the entire life of the nuclear investment including the nuclear fuel cycle. Integration of new technologies (Gen III+, IV, SMR) is then explored in the context of the future energy market and societal developments to identify the possible roles of nuclear energy in the climate neutral economy targeted for 2050. Multiple perspectives (nuclear experts, social scientist, stakeholder, society) are integrated and methodological recommendations for sustainability assessment are agreed. To address the weaknesses of existing economic models, ECOSENS develops a novel model based on the system of provision approach in order to create and calculate indicators relevant for a plethora of stakeholders (consumers, governments, suppliers). The model will include the “social discount rate” and considers the limits of our planet, as reflected in the “circular economy” system. A series of national case studies evaluates the model and provides relevant recommendations to stakeholders. ECOSENS activities and results will be largely communicated and disseminated through the network of stakeholders established to support innovative involvement, as well as through Open Access facilities