Social and Economic impacts in the vicinity of Paks Nuclear Power Plant subtitle TEIT and the propag

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Social and Economic impacts in the vicinity of
Paks Nuclear Power PlantsubtitleTEIT and the
propagation of Nuclear Culture

• József Molnár
• Mayor of GERJEN
• HUNGARY

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TEIT General Introduction

• Established in 1992
• 13 Municipalities (within 12 km circle)
• 60.000 inhabitants
• Main activities PUBLIC INFORMATION, CONTROL
• Paks NPP, PURAM (Interim Storage of Spent Fuel)

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In the beginning.

• Mistrust, lack of information and rumour
  characterised the meetings
• Announcement of the claim for compensation,
  construction of an independent measurement
  system, free entrance to the site, etc.
• Two ways of Compensation
• INFORMATIONAL ----- FINANCIAL

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Informational compensation

• Frequent meetings (mayors)
• Public Forums, Village Meetings
• Organisation of visits to the NPP
• Construction of a radiation measurement system
  (13 settlements)
• Operation of a water chemistry laboratory
• Information brochures published regularly
• Establishmnet of a siren system capable to
• provide speech sound
• Open days at the NPP
• Mobile phones centralised sms sending

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Financial Compensation

• Support of the Municipalities ( financial support
  for the building or renewal of institutes,
  schools, kindergartens, sports halls)
• Sponsorship of events (e.g. Village Days)
• Support of civil organisations (through the
  muncipalities)
• Renovation of churches
• Establishment of a self-effort competition fund
• Sport support

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Complex impacts

• The nuclear power plant has an impact on almost
  every field in the life of the region
• Cultural, gastronomic, tourism, educational,
  social, medical etc.
• It has become THE ENGINE OF THE REGION
• Tolna County Award (2005)
• Kalocsa town Award (2005)

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Experiences of 13 years

• Developed, operating economical and informational
  relations
• New relationship PURAM
• Familiar atmosphere, direct human relations
• Mutual success
• Dateless results
• Exemplary cooperation
• COLLECTIVE WORK

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FUTURE ??

• The end of the designed liftime (30 years) is
  approaching
• Question of liftime extension
• Question of Radioactive Waste Storage
• Question of alternative sources
• Our common goal is,that THE ENGINE OF THE REGION
  could operate for further 20 years in a safe way
• Participation in the public communication of the
  lifetime extension

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Lifetime extension

• TEIT public information
• To win the public support
• Continuous, True, Clear information flow
• Introduction of the mutual benefits
• Question of safety
• Question of accuracy

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www.teit.hu

• TEIT decision to create a home page this year
• Self-style
• Summary of the experiences and events of 13 years
• Collection of documents and data
• On-line radiation measurement, a small nuclear
  encyclopedia
• Regional frontage

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Propagation of Nuclear Culture

• Civil information by the Municipalities
• Elected leaders authentic people
• Indirect method in a playful way
• Using up-to-date techniques in an easy to
  understand way
• MUTUAL SUCCESS !