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Future of Fernald: Community-Based Stewardship Planning.

DE2004825922

Publication Date	2003
Personal Author	Bidwell, D.; Sarno, D. J.
Page Count	12
Abstract	For more than a decade, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has managed an environmental remediation project at its former uranium processing facility near Fernald, Ohio. To address public concerns about what will happen at the site once remediation is completed, the Site- Specific Advisory Board for the site, the Fernald Citizens Advisory Board (FCAB), designed and implemented the Future of Fernald. process to involve the public in planning for the site's future. The FCAB recently coordinated a feasibility study of post-remediation public access to site information. Information is a key component of Community-Based Stewardship, a system in which the public plays an integral role in long-term stewardship of a site. This study found that has just begun to address community needs for information during long-term stewardship. Through a public workshop, conducted as part of the study, the public was able to identify the kinds of information that are needed and how that information should be presented.
Keywords	Public access Information needs Public participation Remediation Planning Public health Environmental remediation Fernald site Long-term stewardship Site closure Public information access
Source Agency	Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
Corporate Authors	Perspectives Group, Inc., Philadelphia. PA.; Department of Energy, Washington, DC.; Perspectives Group, Inc., Alexandria, VA.
Supplemental Notes	Prepared in cooperation with Perspectives Group, Inc., Alexandria, VA. Sponsored by Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200508

Future of Fernald: Community-Based Stewardship Planning.

Future of Fernald: Community-Based Stewardship Planning.
DE2004825922

Publication Date	2003
Personal Author	Bidwell, D.; Sarno, D. J.
Page Count	12
Abstract	For more than a decade, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has managed an environmental remediation project at its former uranium processing facility near Fernald, Ohio. To address public concerns about what will happen at the site once remediation is completed, the Site- Specific Advisory Board for the site, the Fernald Citizens Advisory Board (FCAB), designed and implemented the Future of Fernald. process to involve the public in planning for the site's future. The FCAB recently coordinated a feasibility study of post-remediation public access to site information. Information is a key component of Community-Based Stewardship, a system in which the public plays an integral role in long-term stewardship of a site. This study found that has just begun to address community needs for information during long-term stewardship. Through a public workshop, conducted as part of the study, the public was able to identify the kinds of information that are needed and how that information should be presented.
Keywords	Public access Information needs Public participation Remediation Planning Public health Environmental remediation Fernald site Long-term stewardship Site closure Public information access
Source Agency	Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
Corporate Authors	Perspectives Group, Inc., Philadelphia. PA.; Department of Energy, Washington, DC.; Perspectives Group, Inc., Alexandria, VA.
Supplemental Notes	Prepared in cooperation with Perspectives Group, Inc., Alexandria, VA. Sponsored by Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200508