ENVIRONET breakout session Group 3 (ID, PT, USA, AU, BE, JP, NL)

Q1- ENVIRONET SERVICES A) GLOSSARY FOR ER: CONSISTENCY IN TERMINOLOGY CHECK AND STANDARDIZE TERMINOLOGY AND ADDRESS GAPS PRINTABLE; WEB DIFFERENT VERSIONS (?), e.g. DEPENDING ON TARGET GROUP CHALLENGES: POLICY IMPLICATIONS OF TERMINOLOGY COMPILE DOCUMENTS ADDRESSING ER – A RESOURCE REFERENCE LIBRARY A REVIEW OF ER ISSUES IN OTHER COUNTRIES, INCLUDING ACADEMIC PROGRAMMES ON ER RESEARCH (NEEDS) B) BESIDES ENVIRONET MEETINGS TRAINING COURSES WEB SEMINARS – USEFUL BUT MAY NOT REACH EVERYONE DUE TO LANGUAGE DIFFICULTIES (e.g. JP, ID); REGIONAL OR GROUP MEETINGS OR FOCUSED SESSIONS ACCORDING TO SPECIFIC ISSUES OR COMMON INTERESTS THAT ARE ALREADY IDENTIFIED (FUNDING, STAKEHOLDERS, ???)- VIDEO CONFERENCE WEB MEETINGS; MEMBERS ARE WILLING TO CONTRIBUTE

Q2 - STAKEHOLDERS STAKEHOLDERS: AS ENVIRONET MEMBERS DECISION-MAKERS (REGULATORY BODIES, MIN. ENVIRONMENT,…) INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRY ORGANISATIONS ? (e.g. WNA, ICCN) INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS (e.g. ICRP, Asian) STAKEHOLDERS: AS PARTICIPANTS AT SOME TM’S: INDUSTRY PUBLICS -> MAYORS, COMMUNITY GROUPS, NGO’s RESPONSIBLES / HAVING AN OVERVIEW/ROLE RELATED TO FUNDING OF ER MECHANISMS PRESENTATIONS AT TECHNICAL MEETINGS: INVITATION + PROVISION OF FUNDING DISCUSSIONS AT TARGET MEETINGS (E.G. WITH INDUSTRY TO UNDERSTAND THEIR CONCERNS, PROBLEMS)

Q3 – CHALLENGES RELATED TO END STATES CLEAR END POINTS AND CLOSURE OBJECTIVES CRITERIA TO REACH THE OBJECTIVES INDICATORS/ WAYS TO MEASURE/EVALUATE CRITERIA AGREED BY ALL STAKEHOLDERS CHALLENGES STANDARDS (e.g. INTEGRATION OF VARIOUS STANDARDS –SUCH AS ISO- IN ER) COMMUNICATION EDUCATION (ALL STAKEHOLDERS, INCLUDING REGULATORS) SUSTAINABILITY OF REMEDIATION GOALS IN THE LONG TERM  POLICY AND PROCEDURES FOR LONG TERM SURVEILLANCE, MONITORING AND INSTITUTIONAL CONTROL, INCLUDING FUNDING DEALING WITH SOCIAL IMPLICATIONS, e.g. COMPENSATIONS POST-ACCIDENT vs. ER

Q4 ER NATIONAL POLICY CHALLENGES VARIOUS GAPS IMPACT FRAGMENTATION OF JURISDICTION (NATIONAL POLICY, BUT REGIONAL/STATE APPLICATION OF IT) OR RESPONSIBILITIES (eg CHEMICAL vs RADIOLOGICAL) FUNDING OF ER MAY VARY FROM INDUSTRY TO INDUSTRY ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES SPLIT OF RESPONSIBILITIES BETWEEN NORM / TENORM VARIOUS GAPS IN SOME COUNTRIES NO NATIONAL POLICY FOR NORM NO POLICY FOR ER IN SOME COUNTRIES NO ER POST-ACCIDENT IMPACT RESPONSE PLANS MAY NOT DEAL WITH LONG TERM IMPACTS EVACUATION / RETURN CRITERIA HAVE AN IMPACT ON ER PROCESSES

Q5 SPECIAL TOPICS FUNDING MECHANISMS STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT RISK ASSESSMENT POLICIES AND PROCEDURES AND IMPACT ON AND OF FUNDING IN THE LONG TERM IMPROVEMENT/DISSEMINATION OF INDUSTRIAL LEADING PRACTICES INCORPORATING PROGRESSIVE ER OPTIMISING INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES TO MINIMIZE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT AND REDUCING THE EVENTUAL FINAL REMEDIATION COSTS