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. The political and social debate on nuclear energy in Germany has beencharacterized for many decades by a high potential for conflict anddissatisfaction. In particular, the controversies surrounding the Gorlebensalt dome achieved international attention and altered the relationshipbetween the population and political decision makers at the local up tointernational levels. With the Site Selection Act from 2013 (StandAG, firstrevision 2017) a new approach was selected in order to find a participative,inclusive and transparent search process for the best possible site of arepository for highly radioactive waste in Germany. In connection with this aself-learning process was proclaimed, based on a white (unprejudiced) map,which aimed to give the general public an active role; however, even the firstinterim report of the Federal Company for Radioactive Waste Disposal (BGE) andthe publication of the multicolored map, in which geologically suitable areaswere extensively shown, revealed a massive potential for conflict. Manycitizens and activists, who had already protested against the Gorleben saltdome, in this early phase of the process criticized the lack of transparencyand opportunities to voice an opinion on possible site regions. In order tocounter these criticisms, the possibilities for a web geographic informationsystem (WebGIS) application (interactive map) as an online platform wereanalyzed (Walkobinger and Tauch, 2018; Brown and Kyttä, 2018). The aim was to virtualy present available geodata (Chwalisz, 2021), which enabled people tocontribute to spatial information (geological, superficial) and therefore toachieve an interaction and participation option with respect to the possiblesite regions. For this, available geodata relevant for the site searchprocess, such as subareas (BGE, 2020), nuclear power stations(active/inactive, research stations etc.), storage facilities (repository,central, intermediate storage etc.), historically relevant sites (sites ofprotest, uranium-enrichment and preparation plants etc.) and basic data onorientation were used. Based on this, two possibilities for participativeinteraction were analyzed: (1) the inclusion of spatially located notes thatcontain own experiences or local knowledge (e.g. reports, concerns,suggestions, own expert opinions) and (2) the initiation of a platform for aspatially located discussion. Against the background of transdisciplinaryresearch, the aim was to evaluate the participative value of this applicationin an iterative process, in which the research process is supported by anaccompanying group from civil society. For this panel we want to present ourresults from the transdisciplinary research process. In addition to testing the suitability of such a participation mode, we wantto analyze where problems arise and which information is necessary or can leadto conflicts (Griffin, 2020). Finally, we want to gain information on how such participationmodes influence the quality of the dialogue and how they contribute to anoverall perception of a legally acceptable process (Rzeszewski and Kotus, 2019).

Improving Participation in the German Search for a Nuclear Waste Repository Site: a WebGIS as a Transdisciplinary Approach to Support Dialogue?