Public Conversation: Boise

Pre-registration

Your participation is voluntary. To join us, pre-register here. (By pre-registering, you are providing your consent to be selected for the public conversation and to participate.) Attendees are free to withdraw at any time. If you withdraw before the completion of the public discussion, compensation may account for the portion of the discussion in which you were involved.

Public Conversations

The Common Ground Consortium, led by Boise State University, is hosting public conversations to learn about people’s priorities for consent-based siting of critical infrastructure. Our aim is to inform the design of or improvements to public engagement processes, like those for energy/nuclear-related facilities, including temporary storage of nuclear waste (used nuclear fuel).

Funding, etc

This work is being funded by the U.S. Department of Energy and is done to provide recommendations to the U.S. Department of Energy on better practices in consent-based siting processes.

Summary insights from the public conversation will inform generalized findings/briefings and/or recommendations to the U.S. Department of Energy. We may also present briefings in public/technical forums and writing, such as peer-reviewed articles. No quotes or attributions would be made without permission. Individuals will also not be identified without permission. Our recommendations will not volunteer communities or locations for future siting.

Contact Us

If you have any questions, contact Kathy Araujo, Professor, Boise State, kathleenaraujo@boisestate.edu or 208-426-4845. We can also provide a copy of the consent form (email, a sheet, etc), so that you can contact Kathy Araujo (the PI) or the Internal Review Board (IRB) if you have any questions or wish to withdraw. This study has been reviewed and approved by the Boise State University IRB. If you have questions about your rights as a research participant, you may contact the IRB, which is concerned with the protection of volunteers in research projects. You may reach the board through the Office of Research Compliance by calling 208-426-5401 or emailing humansubjects@boisestate.edu.