Introduction of the new journal Safety of Nuclear waste Disposal (SaND)
Convener:
Carlo Dietl
Tue, 29 Apr, 16:15–18:00 (CEST) Room 2.61
Tue, 16:15
Of course, as a new journal SaND does not yet have an impact factor. Consequently, we want to popularize the journal and have to show potential authors that it is worth publishing in SaND. The main merit of publishing in SaND is that it is the first journal dedicated specifically to issues surrounding nuclear waste management, including interim storage and final disposal. Another advantage is the individual and fast editorial handling of the manuscripts, the public peer review process and the open access character of the journal, i.e. the typical amenities of all Copernicus journals.
Therefore, we want to hold a splinter meeting at the upcoming EGU 2025 aiming at the participants of all those sessions dealing with nuclear waste disposal and also its related topics.
At the meeting we are going to present:
• The short history of SaND from the first two abstract volumes of the safeND conferences in 2021 and 2023 to the currently growing paper collection “Trust in models” and the upcoming social science paper collection “The power of the mundane in nuclear energy cultures” plus an envisaged volume on post closure safety.
• Our plan to develop SaND from abstract volumes via paper collections to a scientific journal with a good reputation within the multidisciplinary nuclear waste disposal community.
• The managing editorial board with members from different disciplines such as biosciences, geosciences and social sciences and their commitment to efficient publishing and careful paper handling.
• The advantages of publishing in a public peer review open access journal which is focused on one topic, but highlights all multidisciplinary facets of it.
The one-hour meeting will will consist of a half an hour presentation (featuring the bullet points from above) held by select members of the managing editorial Board of SaND, followed by another half an hour time for questions from the audience and discussions with all attendees.
We hope to find:
• new authors for a new paper collection with contributions from the nuclear waste disposal sessions at EGU 2025
• scientists willing to send in manuscripts irrespective of any topically-focused SaND volume.