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

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Deliverables

SoP systematic review (opens in new window)

A comprehensive synthesis of the scientific literature on SoP and relevant examples in industrial sectors

Strategy and plan for communication, dissemination and exploitation of results (opens in new window)

Overview of communication dissemination and exploitation activities with strategy and detailed plan also the process for the review and update will be given

Communication, dissemination and exploitation final report (opens in new window)

Final report on communication, dissemination and exploitation of results for ECOSENS will include overview of all implemented activities.

Minutes of the 1st project meeting (opens in new window)

The report will present the status in project implementation at 12 months, and the plans and measures for its continuation.

Project Report (opens in new window)

The deliverable will report on the technical and financial aspects, pointing out the main results and outcomes of the project.

Practical recommendations for enhanced mechanisms of interaction between citizens, civil society, decision-makers and researchers (opens in new window)

Based on analysis of the actual uptake and impact of stakeholder engagement recommendations in the nuclear field, and the results from Task 1.3 and Task 1.4, the deliverable formulates practical recommendations for enhanced mechanisms of interaction between citizens, civil society, decision-makers and researchers (in particular in social sciences and humanities, SSH).

Final Report (opens in new window)

The Final Report will review of the project activities and results

Policy Brief (opens in new window)

A short policy brief for policy and decision makers with recommendations covering both the consideration of novel criteria in the development of future energy infrastructure and the role of nuclear energy in the future EU energy mix.

Investigation on the sustainability of the entire life cycle of nuclear power (opens in new window)

A set of nuclear systems will be selected and analyzed from the point of view of the sustainability indicators by considering the entire life of nuclear power. The systems will include current and future nuclear technologies.

Report on stakeholder engagement (opens in new window)

Implementation of stakeholder engagement during the ECOSENS will be reported.

Case studies (opens in new window)

Development of a series of national case studies to evaluates the model and provides relevant recommendations to stakeholders

Report from participatory workshops on social dimensions and sustainability assessments of nuclear energy (opens in new window)

The deliverable includes a description and main conclusions from international workshops engaging societal stakeholders to explore their evidence- and value-based perspectives on sustainability and energy governance assessments and to explore with them possible energy futures, taking into account ongoing energy transitions and climate change and other major societal challenges.

Public attitudes towards nuclear technologies, including new and emerging technologies, in the context of climate crisis, sustainability and energy security (opens in new window)

Analysis of perceived risks, benefits and potentials of nuclear technology (including new and emerging technologies) in the context of major societal challenges: climate crisis, sustainable energy policies and energy security.

Recommendations for future development of the methodology to assess the sustainability (opens in new window)

A critical discussion of the methodology used for the sustainability assessment will be presented. Based on a set of recommendations for the future methodological development will be produced.

Scenarios for climate neutral sector based on nuclear new technologies and variable renewables (opens in new window)

A set of scenarios will be identified in the context of the next two decades of the development of the society and of the evolutions of the energy market The scenarios will be based on energy mix generated from low carbon energies nuclear and renewables

Mid-term Report (opens in new window)

The deliverable will report on the results achieved by midterm of the project as well as on the financial aspects.

Minutes of the Final Project meeting (opens in new window)

The report will reflect the analysis of the achievement of the proposed objectives and the possible measures for the successful completion of the project.

Minutes of the KoM (opens in new window)

The report will present a summary of the discussions and decisions regarding the implementation of the project occasioned by the launch of the project

Impact of new social movements on attitudes towards energy matters and towards nuclear energy (opens in new window)

Analysis of citizens, academia and civil society motivations for, and experiences with, engagement in protest or advocacy movements concerned with energy, sustainability and climate change in general and with nuclear energy in particular.

Proceeding from project events (opens in new window)

For three project events: first findings, feedback to first outputs and final conference proceedings will be developed.

Analysis of impact of societal and technological changes on the future energy market (opens in new window)

The perspective of the technological development such as the impact of the disruptive technologies together with the societal possible transformation will be analyzed The potential impact on the energy market will be discussed

Report on Interdisciplinary Dialogue (opens in new window)

The report will share ECOSENS findings on the interdisciplinary aspects and effects of our work directly engaging nuclear scientists and engineers, economists and social scientists from various disciplines and fields.

D2.1 - Assumptions, models, and methodology, for the development of nuclear energy in EU, on the next two decades (opens in new window)

Based on the analysis of the potential development of nuclear power for the next two decades a set of meaningful assumptions will be selected to reduce the complexity Models and used methodology will developedselected and described in the deliverable The deliverable will include feedback from societal perspective based on the activities in T23

White Paper (opens in new window)

White Paper with all the details of the novel ECOSENS full costs assessment model based on the SoP approach, its application and findings. This document is intended for decision makers and experts of energy systems

Minutes of the 2nd project meeting (opens in new window)

The report will present the status in project at month 24, and the plans and measures for the last year of implementation.

SoP Model - Enhanced (opens in new window)

An enhanced version of the SoP useful for scenario analysis and derive meaningful results for publication

Social Discount Rate model (opens in new window)

The model to establish the Social Discount Rate given contextual an project inputs

SoP Model - Minimum viable (opens in new window)

A simplified version of the SoP useful for preliminary beta testing

Printed and digital materials' final report (opens in new window)

Report about developed communication and dissemination material developed during the ECOSENS.

YouTube Video (opens in new window)

YouTube video of about 10 minutes intended for the generalpublic. This video will also be available as a podcast on the common platforms (e.g. ITunes).

Data Management Plan (opens in new window)

Data Management Plan will describe the data management life cycle for the data to be collected processed andor generated to assure compliance with the FAIR findable accessible interoperable and reusable principle

Publications

Survey on stakeholder engagement and transdisciplinary collaborations in nuclear decision-making (opens in new window)

Author(s): Roser Sala
Published in: 2025
Publisher: Bundesamt fuer Strahlenschutz
DOI: 10.20348/STOREDB/1222

Proceedings from project events (opens in new window)

Author(s): Železnik N., Horvat B
Published in: 2025
Publisher: Bundesamt fuer Strahlenschutz
DOI: 10.20348/STOREDB/1232

Social Discount Rate model (opens in new window)

Author(s): Giacomo Dei, Giorgio Locatelli, Benito Mignacca, Paolo Trucco, Marco Enrico Ricotti
Published in: 2024
Publisher: Bundesamt für Strahlenschutz (BfS)
DOI: 10.20348/STOREDB/1191

ECOSENS Report on stakeholders’ engagement (opens in new window)

Author(s): Železnik N. & Simon M
Published in: 2025
Publisher: Bundesamt fuer Strahlenschutz
DOI: 10.20348/STOREDB/1223

Public attitudes towards small modular reactors. An emerging research field and evidence from six countries (opens in new window)

Author(s): Durdovic, M, et al
Published in: 2025
Publisher: Bundesamt fuer Strahlenschutz.
DOI: 10.20348/STOREDB/1212

Investigation on the sustainability of the entire life cycle of nuclear power (opens in new window)

Author(s): M. Constantin, D. Diaconu, M. Apostol, C. Margeanu
Published in: 2024
Publisher: Bundesamt für Strahlenschutz (BfS)
DOI: 10.20348/STOREDB/1202

Assumptions, models, and methodology for the development of nuclear energy in EU, on the next two decades (opens in new window)

Author(s): M.Constantin, D.Diaconu, M.Apostol, C.Margeanu, V.Neculae, C.Diaconescu, I.Prodea
Published in: 2024
Publisher: Bundesamt für Strahlenschutz (BfS)
DOI: 10.20348/STOREDB/1183

ECOSENS Futures for nuclear energy? Social, economic and environmental considerations, Books of abstract, ECOSENS Project Conference 2025 (opens in new window)

Author(s): N. Zeleznik, B Horvat
Published in: 2025
Publisher: Bundesamt fuer Strahlenschutz
DOI: 10.20348/STOREDB/1227

Strategy and plan for communication, dissemination and exploitation of results (opens in new window)

Author(s): Nadja Zeleznik
Published in: 2025
Publisher: Bundesamt fuer Strahlenschutz
DOI: 10.20348/STOREDB/1219

In depth case studies report (opens in new window)

Author(s): Zeleznik et al
Published in: 2025
Publisher: Bundesamt fuer Strahlenschutz
DOI: 10.20348/STOREDB/1215

Stakeholder demands for participatory technology assessment of energy sources for the green transition: Recommendations to improve the ECOSENS methodology (opens in new window)

Author(s): C. Mays
Published in: 2025
Publisher: Bundesamt für Strahlenschutz (BfS)
DOI: 10.20348/STOREDB/1234

Analysis of recommendations for stakeholder engagement (opens in new window)

Author(s): C.Turcanu, R. Geysmans, T. Perko, G. Maskens, N. Zeleznik, R. Sala, S. Lopez, M. Martell, F. Abraham, S. Molyneux-Hodgson, P. Mihok, A. Luypaert, P. Thijssen
Published in: 2025
Publisher: Bundesamt fuer Strahlenschutz.
DOI: 10.20348/STOREDB/1214

Scenarios for climate neutral sector based on nuclear new technologies and variable renewables (opens in new window)

Author(s): M. Constantin, C. Mays, M. Apostol
Published in: 2024
Publisher: Bundesamt für Strahlenschutz (BfS)
DOI: 10.20348/STOREDB/1185

ECOSENS: Economic and social considerations for the future of nuclear energy in society

Author(s): Daniela Diaconu, Marin Constantin, Catrinel Turcanu, Gaston Meskens, Giacomo Dei, Giorgio Locatelli, Benito Mignacca, Paolo Trucco, Marco Ricotti, Nadja Zeleznik
Published in: The Innovation platform, Issue 23, 2025
Publisher: Pan European Networks Ltd

Report from the participatory workshops on social dimensions and sustainability assessments of nuclear energy (opens in new window)

Author(s): Gaston Maskens
Published in: 2025
Publisher: Bundesamt fuer Strahlenschutz
DOI: 10.20348/STOREDB/1230

Data Management Plan (opens in new window)

Author(s): N. Zeleznik
Published in: 2025
Publisher: Bundesamt fuer Strahlenschutz
DOI: 10.20348/STOREDB/1221

Practical recommendations for enhanced mechanisms of interaction between citizens, civil society, decision-makers, and researchers (opens in new window)

Author(s): C.Turcanu, N.Zeleznik, S.Molyneux-Hodgson, M.Durdovic, R.Geysmans, G.Meskens, T.Perko, R.Sala Escarrabill, L. Gonçalves Oliveira, M. Martell, P. Mihok, C. Mays, B. Horvat, D. Diaconu
Published in: 2025
Publisher: Bundesamt für Strahlenschutz (BfS)
DOI: 10.20348/STOREDB/1229

Analysis of impact of societal and technological changes on the future energy market, (opens in new window)

Author(s): M. Constantin
Published in: 2024
Publisher: Bundesamt für Strahlenschutz (BfS)
DOI: 10.20348/STOREDB/1184

Small modular reactors: economic, safety, and environmental aspects (opens in new window)

Author(s): Benito Mignacca, Federico Tassone, Giacomo Dei, Stefano Lorenzi, Giorgio Locatelli, Marco Enrico Ricotti, Paolo Trucco
Published in: Energy and Climate Change, 2025
Publisher: Elsevier
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-443-21927-6.00004-0

In My Backyard or in My Country? Exploring the Social Acceptance of Controversial Infrastructure (opens in new window)

Author(s): Giacomo Dei, Benito Mignacca, Enrico Iaccarino, Giorgio Locatelli
Published in: Journal of Management in Engineering, Issue 42, 2025, ISSN 0742-597X
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
DOI: 10.1061/JMENEA.MEENG-6970

The outlooks of nuclear energy in society: Unraveling public attitudes in the context of climate and energy security challenges (opens in new window)

Author(s): Martin Durdovic; Catrinel Turcanu; Roser Sala; Robbe Geysmans; Sergi López-Asensio; Lila Gonçalves
Published in: Progress in Nuclear Energy, Issue 174 (2), 2024, ISSN 1878-4224
Publisher: Elsevier
DOI: 10.1016/J.PNUCENE.2024.105286

Tackling new research questions in energy transition: The system of provision approach (opens in new window)

Author(s): Giacomo Dei, Benito Mignacca, Giorgio Locatelli, Paolo Trucco
Published in: Applied Energy, Issue 393, 2025, ISSN 0306-2619
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/J.APENERGY.2025.125991

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