Siting and Meeting the Social Challenge Moratorium Gorleben Investigation of additional repository sites Recommendations to the Federal Ministry in 2002 for a......comprehensive and systematic approach to a selection of disposal sites incl. societal criteria and stakeholder involvement... Extensive measures of confidence building during... Stage of development (1999 – 2002): three workshops, talks with stakeholders and members of parliaments Stage of implementation (II/ ): possibly..year of consultations, public workshops, moderated Internet platform, peer review (OECD/NEA), international conferences, e.g. DisTec, CoWam etc.

Measures for Confidence Building Stage of Application of the site selection procedure (beginning in 2006): Integral elements of public participation... –Independent information platform –Public supervision through a control institution –Citizen´s forum supported by competent experts –Public votes on exploration activities –Outreach scheme for involved regions: preparation of regional development concepts –Financing by the waste producers –Public evaluation of site exploration results Starting point: White map of Germany

Key Features of Selection Procedure The disposal task no longer will be a federal task - Removal from everyday life of political business - Independance from changing political constellations - Minister outside the ´shooting line´ - Giving up regulator/operator double-role Transfer of the disposal task to the waste producers („polluter pays principle“) Waste producers form an association that... - carries out site selection procedure - proposes the final site - applies for the license - operates and closes the repository - draws fees from ist members