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ReviewRadiation and environmental biophysics2024

(Re)integrating radioactive materials and waste into a global sustainable development context.

Alexander Wimmers, Fanny Böse, Jasmin Beppler, Pauline Morawe, Maximilian Weber, Christian von Hirschhausen

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Review in Radiation and environmental biophysics, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Alexander WimmersWorkgroup for Infrastructure Policy (WIP), Technical University of Berlin (TU Berlin), Straße des 17. Juni 135, 10623, Berlin, Germany. awi@wip.tu-berlin.de.ORCID 0000-0003-3686-0793
Fanny BöseWorkgroup for Infrastructure Policy (WIP), Technical University of Berlin (TU Berlin), Straße des 17. Juni 135, 10623, Berlin, Germany.ORCID 0009-0004-8814-8946
Jasmin BepplerTU Berlin, Straße des 17. Juni 135, 10623, Berlin, Germany.
Pauline MoraweTU Berlin, Straße des 17. Juni 135, 10623, Berlin, Germany.
Maximilian WeberTU Berlin, Straße des 17. Juni 135, 10623, Berlin, Germany.
Christian von HirschhausenWorkgroup for Infrastructure Policy (WIP), Technical University of Berlin (TU Berlin), Straße des 17. Juni 135, 10623, Berlin, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-0814-8654

Funding

Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft 42333688Federal Office for the Safety of Nuclear Waste Management 4722B50101
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations, established in 2015, aim to achieve global sustainability by 2030 through the improvement of environmental, social, and economic parameters. However, unlike earlier concepts such as the Agenda 21 of 1992, the SDGs overlook radioactive waste management and related challenges of radiation itself. First, we investigate the historic consideration and unexplained disappearance of radioactive waste in earlier sustainability concepts. Then, we propose amending seven SDGs to address this gap. For SDGs 6 (Clean Water and Sanitation), 14 (Life Below Water), and 15 (Life on Land), new or revised indicators should monitor the release of hazardous materials. SDGs 9 (Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure), 16 (Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions), and 17 (Partnerships for the Goals) require additional targets and indicators to integrate international cooperation and social implications of nuclear facilities' operation. Redefining "hazardous waste" in SDG 12 (Responsible Consumption and Production) and "environmentally sound technologies" in SDG 17 is necessary to encompass radioactive waste. Implementing these changes demands statistical efforts, but the existing monitoring infrastructure, particularly in Europe and North America, can facilitate this. As 2030 approaches, it is crucial to reintroduce radioactive waste management into sustainability agendas, whether within the SDGs themselves or in a subsequent framework.

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Radioactive WasteSustainable DevelopmentWaste ManagementUnited NationsRadioactive WasteNuclear powerRadioactive wasteSustainability conceptsSustainable development goals

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PMID39120613
PMCPMC11588765

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