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Nat. Sci. Soc.
Volume 28, Number 1, Janvier/Mars 2020
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Page(s) | 58 - 65 | |
Section | Vie de la recherche – Research news | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/nss/2020023 | |
Published online | 21 July 2020 |
Pour une approche interdisciplinaire du risque environnemental. Le cas de l’uranium
For an interdisciplinary approach to environmental risk. The case of uranium
1
Sociologie, IMT Atlantique, EA 4272 LEMNA,
Nantes, France
2
Radiochimie, IMT Atlantique, UMR 6457 Subatech,
Nantes, France
3
Chimie, IMT Atlantique, UMR 6457 Subatech,
Nantes, France
* Auteur correspondant : sophie.bretesche@imt-atlantique.fr
La transition écologique contemporaine impose de se pencher sur les conséquences sanitaires et environnementales du passé industriel des territoires. Le projet de recherche « Traces, Transfert, Patrimoine », dont il est question ici, s’inscrit précisément dans cette réflexion, en s’intéressant au devenir des anciennes mines d’uranium françaises. La notion de radioactivité naturelle renforcée consécutive à la post-exploitation de l’uranium rend nécessaire une compréhension de la dynamique des territoires et des contaminants, afin de contribuer à une gestion des risques plus intégrée et plus anticipatrice. Le projet s’appuie sur une démarche conduite pour appréhender le risque environnemental dans sa dimension physique et sociale. Issu d’un programme de recherche conduit entre la sociologie et la radiochimie, il vise à caractériser l’empreinte de l’uranium au travers des traces, des processus de transfert et de la qualification du patrimoine.
Abstract
The contemporary ecological transition makes it necessary to look into the health and environmental consequences of the industrial past on the territories. The research project is precisely part of this reflection, focusing on the future of the former French uranium mines. The notion of enhanced natural radioactivity resulting from the post-exploitation of uranium makes it necessary to understand the dynamics of territories and contaminants, in order to contribute to more integrated and more anticipatory risk management. The project is based on an approach taken to understand the environmental risk in its physical and social dimension. Resulting from a research program conducted between sociology and radiochemistry, it aims to characterize the footprint of uranium through traces, processes of transfer and qualification of heritage. Such an approach requires cross-fertilization of knowledge from radiochemistry and sociology in order to characterize the footprint of uranium mining. To answer these questions, we propose innovative research on both study objects and methodological approaches. The “Traces” axis focuses on identifying and characterizing sources of pollution, the “Transfer” axis seeks to study the transfer mechanisms governing the dispersion of pollutants and the “Heritage” axis aims to study the impacts of pollutants on different targets and to understand mechanisms for social consultation.
Mots clés : territoires / risques / environnement / uranium / mines
Key words: territories / risks / environment / uranium / mines
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