The workshop attracted wide participation from relevant Russian and
western organizations. International expertise from several related
fields went together to produce a thorough understanding of the
present status and how to develop the use of overall risk
assessments and environmental impact assessments to ensure a sound
use of resources when carrying out the tremendous work that must be
carried out to clean up the cold war legacy. Important conclusions
and recommendations have been produced and set out in the main
report, providing a good basis for further development.
Such development should note that safety and environmental
performance can be addressed at three levels:
- Compliance-focused;
- Beyond compliance, towards best practice; and
- Continuous improvement.
The aim is to progress from a) to b) and eventually reach c).
The levels refer both to operatorsa (TM) performance and
regulatorsa (TM) and other stakeholdersa (TM) expectations.
Fundamentally, compliance cannot be achieved without the
application of environmental impact assessment and risk assessment
a" to judge whether protection objectives have been met. Major
progress has been made towards developing common methodologies,
although there are still improvements to be made, including a
common understanding of objectives and interpretation of results.
In addition, improved assessment capabilities are required to help
distinguish multiply characterised options within a process of
options assessment. In turn, this has to rely on broader holistic
understanding of the issues as well as wide stakeholder
involvement.
From the viewpoint of the proponents ofany new development, the
preparation of an environmental statement in parallel with project
design provides a useful framework within which environmental
considerations and design development can interact. Environmental
analysis may indicate ways in which the project can be modified to
avoid possible adverse effects, for example through considering
more environmentally friendly alternatives. Taking these steps is
likely to make the formal regulatory and planning approval stages
run more smoothly.
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