With the increasingly prominent problem of radioactive pollution caused by nuclear energy utilization, repair and treatment of radioactive pollution becomes an important method to protect human beings from potential harm caused by radioactive pollution sources. The success of remediation depends on continuous participation of new technologies and innovation of new governance methods integrating science, knowledge production and management. On the orther hand, ethical considerations of pollution remediation technologies need to be introduced. Guided by the ethical basis of radiation protection, this paper analyzes the ethical issues of radioactive pollution remediation technology in terms of intention, process and result, so as to advocate the collaborative governance of technology and society and broaden the supplementary expert knowledge system. Guided by the capacity building of comprehensive development of science and technology, this paper presents an effective path for the transition of radioactive pollution remediation technology to the practice of possible, feasible and sustainable responsible research and innovation (RRI), which is also the only way for peaceful use of nuclear energy and sustainable development in the future.

radioactive contamination  /  environmental remediation technology  /  ethical challenges