A Report on The Oregon Experiment: A Grassroots Approach to Meaningful Public Involvement

Year
1996
Author(s)
Mary Lou Blazek - Oregon Department of Energy, Nuclear Safety DivMon
Dirk A. Dunning - Oregon Department of Energy, Nuclear Safety DivMon
Rose Gentry - Oregon Department of Energy, Nuclear Safety DivMon
Susan Coburn Hughes - Oregon Department of Energy, Nuclear Safety DivMon
Deanna Meggs - Oregon Department of Energy, Nuclear Safety DivMon
Ken Niles - Oregon Department of Energy, Nuclear Safety DivMon
Ralph Patt - Oregon Department of Energy, Nuclear Safety DivMon
Abstract
In September and October 1995, the Oregon Department of Energy (ODOE) and the Oregon Hanford Waste Board (the Board) carried out an ambitious public involvement process. We set out to explore new ways to better involve the public in technical issues involving the U.S. Department of Energy (USDOE).