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STAKEHOLDER INVOLVEMENT:

A KEY COMPONENT FOR THE

SUCCESS OF A PROJECT

Arthur Jobert

EDF R&D Division

IAEA Technical Meeting on Developing

Public Communication, Consultation and

Participation in Nuclear Power Programmes

22 September 2016

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CONTENT

IAEA TM on Developing Public Communication, Consultation and Participation in Nuclear Power Programmes | Arthur Jobert

1.CONTROVERSIES AND INSTITUTIONAL RESPONSE

IN FRANCE

2.EDF: BEYOND COMPLIANCE - A PROACTIVE STANCE

3.CONCLUSION

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PARTICIPATION ISSUES IN PERSPECTIVE

Controversies regarding technological choices, planning and site

selection have never stopped since the sixties.

No ‘’golden age’’ of modernisation

Every type of plants or other large infrastructures (airports, high speed

trains, highways, etc.) are concerned.

In most controversies there is a demand for more and better public

participation..


Institutional responses: a policy cycle?

Periods during which controversies regarding projects may

be more or less intense depending on political and

economic factors.

Some of theses controversies or additional controversies

may lead to regulatory reform.

These reforms often have a two-prong approach:

Environmental protection and biodiversity

Public participation .


Main trends in reforms since the 1990’s:

Give opportunity for a debate ‘’upstream’’ in the decision process.

Create independent bodies to organize and supervise public debates

(National Commission for Public Debate 1995,2002 and 2016).

Create permanent mechanisms for public participation and stakeholder

dialogue (Local Information Commission for the nuclear sector;

‘’governance’’ bodies for water management, etc.).

Dialogue with the public in the pre-development phase of the project, as

well as during the construction and operation phases.

‘’Continuous dialogue’’ and ‘’environmental dialogue’’.


Institutional responses: facilitate ‘’upstream’’

public participation and stakeholder involvement

1970 1980 1990 2000 2010

"Bouchardeau Law related to the democratisation of the

public investigations and of the environment protection

‘’Barnier’’ law (implementation od

the CNDP)

"Grenelle 2’’ Law"

New European Directive regarding the

public participation in the drawing up of core

projects

Rio Summit

Bianco Directive (Previous consulting regarding the

transmission infrastructures)

Billardon Directive (Previous consulting regarding the

HV and VHV infrastructures)

Aarhus Convention (right to

information)

Environment Charter (environmental

principles law in the Constitution)

Law related to the proximity

democracy (CNDP ++ and + of public

debates)

Macron orders of August

3rd, 2016

Reform of the

environmental dialogue


Espoo

Convention

Espoo

(cross-

border

consultation)

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A recent resurgence of controversies

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A NEW FRAMEWORK FOR STAKEHOLDER INVOLVEMENT (1)

Loi "Macron of 6 August 2015 + decree providing reform of procedures

dedicated to guarantee the sharing of information and the

participation of the public in the making of some decisions liable to

have a consequence on the environment, ratified on 5 August 2016.

2015 -16: Lengthy stakeholder consultation on the reform under

the supervision of a special commission (Richard), including some

public hearings broadcasted on Internet.

2016: Second consultation on a project of ‘’participation charter’’

providing guidance on how to implement the future law (17):

stakeholders and the public. Voluntary commitment of public bodies

and private companies.


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Major changes:

Definition of the content of the public participation principle

A ‘’prior consultation’’ principle extended to smaller projects

(minimum € 5 million) and to policy and programmes (mandatory

for national programmes).

Citizens’ right to initiate ‘’public debates’’ or ‘’prior consultation’’.

Appointment of a 3rd party (guarantor) by the National Commission

for Public Debate to supervise stakeholder involvement

E-democracy: Electronic consultation of citizens for planning

authorization

A NEW FRAMEWORK FOR STAKEHOLDER INVOLVEMENT (2)


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DEFINITION OF THE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

PRINCIPLE (TO ARTICLE L120-1 OF ENVIRONMENT CODE)

Access to relevant

information

Request the implementation

of a priorparticipation

procedure

Benefit from sufficient time-schedules to

formulate observations/

proposals

To be Informed of how the

public contributions

were taken into consideration

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Rights provided to the public within the

framework of the implementation of the

participation principle

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WHAT THIS MEANS FOR EDF

Regulatory requirements are becoming more demanding.

But we must do more than just compliance

We have to be proactive and positive.

There are incentives for this but it is also in our best interest.

We have a tradition. We have a history

We work collectively on stakeholder involvement and public

participation.

We train our project managers on the importance of public

acceptance and stakeholder involvement.

Social dialogue is one of our corporate commitments.


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REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS AND VOLUNTARY

COMMITMENTS

Since 1946, a dialogue with labor unions, and a local dialogue around energy

projects and plants in operation (nuclear, hydro, etc.)

EDF was one the first in France to initiate a public debate under the supervision of

the National Commission (Power line, 1998).

Since 1998 : 30 energy project debates / of which 10 for EDF (power lines, nuclear

plants, offshore wind energy, gas terminals, etc.)

Beyond these legal requirement EDF has voluntarily set a number of stakeholder

dialogue initiatives.

One River, One Territory: stakeholder workshops and forums on the economic

development of the valleys where EDF operates dams.

Partnership with environmental NGO’s since the 90’s (Nicolas Hulot Foundation,

environment and education, LPO) and other partners (French Kayaking

Federation since1989).


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REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS AND

VOLUNTARY COMMITMENT

Meetings between EDF’s senior management and civil society leaders.

Participation in the work of think tanks and professional networks

(‘’Meet Up for Democracy’’, a European forum regarding participation, January

2017).

In-house specific training for all project managers on “consultation with

local stakeholders” (guidelines, methodology, practical exercises, etc.)

A focus on collective reflection on best practices and guidelines such as

IAEA’s Guideline regarding Stakeholders Involvement throughout the Life

Cycle of Nuclear Facilities


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TAKING INTO ACCOUNT OF BEST PRACTICES

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OPEN DIALOGUE AND CONSULTATION BECAME ONE OF OUR 6 CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY COMMITMENTS:

JB LEVY (EDF CEO). SHAREHOLDER ASSEMBLY MAY 16


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Benefits :

Implement long-term relationships with stakeholders ;

Share-out projects and issues to find new convergence paths

Risks :

Stakeholder involvement is inherently risky

The final project may be different from the initial one.

Dialogue is often time consuming, destabilising and sometimes difficult

Lessons learned:

No success guaranteed (no ‘’silver bullet’’) but some best practices.

A proactive stance rather than compliance.

A strong commitment from senior management is essential

RECOMMENDATIONS & CONCLUSIONS


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