Decision Analysis Lab of the Joint Research Centre collaborates with the UN International Atomic Energy Agency, which recommends Social Multi-Criteria Evaluation (SMCE) as a key framework for decision-making in environmental remediation projects. The Agency's report on Integrated Approaches for the Management of Environmental Site Remediation Processes highlights SMCE role in guiding such projects by enabling “inter/multi-disciplinary approach to the decision problem and the participation of the local community in the decision process”. 

The objective of this report is to provide an overview of frameworks, approaches and tools currently used in the scope of decision-making regarding environmental remediation projects. This publication also aims to identify gaps in existing knowledge and tools and make available an analysis of ways to improve the mechanisms that are currently used in decision-making in the scope of environmental remediation projects. This publication is intended for policymakers, governmental organisations, industries related to naturally occurring radioactive materials (NORM), regulators, consultants in the area of NORM and academia.