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

ECOSENS将采用审慎的方法，分析公民的观点和风险认知，以及当前和新的核技术在重大社会挑战（气候危机、可持续能源政策、能源安全）背景下的惠益和潜力。它将通过社会伦理透镜审查核研究和决策中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整合）的建议的采纳情况，制定克服挑战的建议。社会利益攸关方（当局、工业界、学术界和民间社会）参与探讨和共同建设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寿命，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（Gen III+，IV，SMR）的整合，以确定核能在2050年气候中立经济中的可能作用。综合了多个视角（核专家、社会科学家、利益相关者、社会），并商定了可持续性评估的方法建议。为了解决现有经济模型的弱点，ECOSENS开发了一种基于供应系统方法的新模型，以创建和计算与众多利益相关者（消费者，政府，供应商）相关的指标。该模型将包括“社会贴现率”，并考虑到我们星球的极限，正如“循环经济”系统所反映的那样。一系列国家案例研究对该模式进行了评估，并向利益攸关方提出了相关建议。ECOSENS的活动和成果将主要通过为支持创新参与而建立的利益相关者网络以及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