GIS-based multi-criteria assessment of areas suitable for the construction of a repository for low and intermediate level radioactive waste in Slovenia

Gregorčič, Tim (author), Krevs, Marko (author), Repe, Blaž (author)

This study evaluates the site selection for a new repository for low and intermediate level radioactive waste in Slovenia. The ordered weighted average method is used in combination with the TOPSIS method to evaluate the current site and its alternatives considering eight criteria and five constraints. The results show that 52.37% of the country's area falls into five suitability classes for the two decision alternatives, while others do not fulfil the criteria at all. In both cases, the most suitable areas are located in the north-eastern part of Slovenia. The current site tends to be less suitable (categorised as moderately suitable and very unsuitable) and should be reassessed by the relevant stakeholders.

• Language: English
• Keywords: spatial planning, nuclear waste, geographical information, systems, OWA, TOPSIS, MCE
• Work type: Article
• Typology: 1.01 - Original Scientific Article
• Organization: FF - Faculty of Arts
• Publication status: Published
• Publication version: Version of Record
• Year: 2024
• Number of pages: str. 143-157
• Numbering: Vol. 28, no. 2
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-167271
• ISSN: 0354-8724
• UDC: 711:614.73+528:004(497.4)
• ISSN on article: 1820-7138
• eISSN: 1820-7138
• DOI: 10.5937/gp28-47903
• COBISS.SI-ID: 221515523

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Podatki o odprtem dostopu člankov v reviji Geographica Pannonica in licenci so navedeni na povezavah https://scindeks.ceon.rs/PublicationPolicy.aspx?issn=0354-8724&lang=en#ppOA in https://scindeks.ceon.rs/PublicationPolicy.aspx?issn=0354-8724#ppLC (3. 3. 2025).

• Publication date in RUL: 03.03.2025

Record is a part of a journal

• Title: Geographica Pannonica
• Publisher: Centre for Evaluation in Education and Science (CEON/CEES)
• ISSN: 0354-8724
• COBISS.SI-ID: 66237538

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• License: CC BY 4.0, Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
• Link: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Description: This is the standard Creative Commons license that gives others maximum freedom to do what they want with the work as long as they credit the author.
• Licensing start date: 01.01.2024

Secondary language

• Language: Slovenian
• Keywords: prostorsko planiranje, radioaktivni odpadki, geografski informacijski sistemi