In parallel with OBRA , there are two other "governance projects" in the nuclear waste management area of the 6th Framework programme.

COWAM in practice, (CIP) has as main objective to contribute to making progress in the governance of radioactive waste management in Europe. A National Group will review on-going processes of stakeholder involvement in decision-making in rwm in France, Romania, Slovenia, Spain and the UK. A core group of experts will draw lessons learnt from the reviews to issue EU-level guidelines for inclusive governance .

The acronym ARGONA stands for "Arenas for Risk Governance" and the project investigates how approaches of transparency and deliberation relate to each other and also how they relate to the political system in which decisions are ultimately taken. The project studies the role played by mediators, who facilitate public engagement with nuclear waste management issues. Furthermore, the project investigates how good risk communication can be organized taking cultural aspects and different arenas into account. In a central part of the project major efforts are made to test and apply approaches to transparency and participation by using the RISCOM model and other approaches within different cultural and organizational settings. Finally, the ARGONA partners develop guidelines for the application of novel approaches that will enhance real progress in nuclear waste management programmes. www.argonaproject.eu

ARGONA,  CIP and OBRA will cooperate closely. There will be a common web portal www.radwastegovernance.eu for the three projects (managed by CIP) and a common newsletter to be published three to four times a year, (edition by ARGONA). The common web portal and the newsletter will appear in April 2007.

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