Determining the Location of the National Repository of Italian Radioactive Waste: A Multi-Risk Analysis Approach
Following the 1987 referendums, the Italian government stopped its nuclear energy production. Radioactive waste produced by existing nuclear facilities and the very-low- and low-level radioactive waste due to other activities (e.g., healthcare) require the construction of a National Repository. To t...
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| description | Following the 1987 referendums, the Italian government stopped its nuclear energy production. Radioactive waste produced by existing nuclear facilities and the very-low- and low-level radioactive waste due to other activities (e.g., healthcare) require the construction of a National Repository. To this end, the National Map of Suitable Areas (CNAI), through which the optimal site to host the National Repository would be identified, was published on 23 December 2023. Over the years, the possible location of the National Repository has been repeatedly contested by the citizens of the territories concerned. However, the need to identify a site and build the National Repository is unavoidable. This study proposes an approach based on multi-criteria analysis. The approach represents an alternative model useful for enriching the public debate with additional information and criteria and is also consistent with the local needs of the communities involved. The proposed approach compares the sites proposed in the CNAI by analyzing their main short- and long-term risks, namely their seismic, transport-related and socio-economic risks. The obtained results show a possible different priority order of the CNAI sites. They highlight the possibility of identifying the optimal site mainly via using site safety criteria assessed throughout the entire service life of the infrastructures to be built and also consider the possible short-term economic advantages deriving from the construction of the National Repository. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-0a60319c67344657bab9047fb9bd170a2025-01-24T13:35:26ZengMDPI AGInfrastructures2412-38112025-01-011012210.3390/infrastructures10010022Determining the Location of the National Repository of Italian Radioactive Waste: A Multi-Risk Analysis ApproachAngelo Anelli0Paolo Harabaglia1Marco Vona2Italian National Research Council–IGAG, Montelibretti, 00010 Rome, ItalyDepartment of Engineering, University of Basilicata, 85100 Potenza, ItalyDepartment of Engineering, University of Basilicata, 85100 Potenza, ItalyFollowing the 1987 referendums, the Italian government stopped its nuclear energy production. Radioactive waste produced by existing nuclear facilities and the very-low- and low-level radioactive waste due to other activities (e.g., healthcare) require the construction of a National Repository. To this end, the National Map of Suitable Areas (CNAI), through which the optimal site to host the National Repository would be identified, was published on 23 December 2023. Over the years, the possible location of the National Repository has been repeatedly contested by the citizens of the territories concerned. However, the need to identify a site and build the National Repository is unavoidable. This study proposes an approach based on multi-criteria analysis. The approach represents an alternative model useful for enriching the public debate with additional information and criteria and is also consistent with the local needs of the communities involved. The proposed approach compares the sites proposed in the CNAI by analyzing their main short- and long-term risks, namely their seismic, transport-related and socio-economic risks. The obtained results show a possible different priority order of the CNAI sites. They highlight the possibility of identifying the optimal site mainly via using site safety criteria assessed throughout the entire service life of the infrastructures to be built and also consider the possible short-term economic advantages deriving from the construction of the National Repository.https://www.mdpi.com/2412-3811/10/1/22risk analysisradioactive wastenational repositorytechnology parknational deep geological repositoryseismic engineering |
| spellingShingle | Angelo Anelli Paolo Harabaglia Marco Vona Determining the Location of the National Repository of Italian Radioactive Waste: A Multi-Risk Analysis Approach Infrastructures risk analysis radioactive waste national repository technology park national deep geological repository seismic engineering |
| title | Determining the Location of the National Repository of Italian Radioactive Waste: A Multi-Risk Analysis Approach |
| title_full | Determining the Location of the National Repository of Italian Radioactive Waste: A Multi-Risk Analysis Approach |
| title_fullStr | Determining the Location of the National Repository of Italian Radioactive Waste: A Multi-Risk Analysis Approach |
| title_full_unstemmed | Determining the Location of the National Repository of Italian Radioactive Waste: A Multi-Risk Analysis Approach |
| title_short | Determining the Location of the National Repository of Italian Radioactive Waste: A Multi-Risk Analysis Approach |
| title_sort | determining the location of the national repository of italian radioactive waste a multi risk analysis approach |
| topic | risk analysis radioactive waste national repository technology park national deep geological repository seismic engineering |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2412-3811/10/1/22 |
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