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  1. Frequently Asked Questions and Answers About Decommissioning

    Oct 29, 2012 · When we talk about decommissioning from the IAEA's viewpoint, we mean decommissioning facilities that use or store radioactive material. Decommissioning is the last phase …

  2. Nuclear Decommissioning: Addressing the Past and Ensuring the …

    For example, the cost of decommissioning a nuclear power reactor, including the associated waste management costs, typically ranges from $500 million to $2 billion, with gas-cooled graphite …

  3. Decommissioning of Facilities | IAEA

    Description Decommissioning is the last step in the lifetime management of a facility. It must also be considered during the design, construction, commissioning and operation of facilities. This …

  4. Decommissioning of nuclear installations | IAEA

    Nov 13, 2023 · Decommissioning refers to the administrative and technical actions taken to remove all or some of the regulatory controls from an authorized facility so the facility and its site can be reused. …

  5. Decommissioning a nuclear power plant | IAEA

    Decommissioning is the last stage in the life cycle of a nuclear power plant. Planning for decommissioning begins at the design stage of the plant, to ensure that dismantling and associated …

  6. Nuclear decommissioning and environmental remediation share a common objective: to reduce radiation exposure to people and the environment at sites where radioactivity levels require restrictions in their …

  7. Nuclear Decommissioning Market Set to Boom | IAEA

    Nuclear engineering, construction, demolition and waste management companies are expected to be the main service providers to the decommissioning industry. Their role will be to decontaminate and …

  8. Meeting the challenges of decommissioning - International Atomic …

    International cooperation and knowledge sharing supported by the IAEA are vital to meeting the growing global demand for nuclear decommissioning. It is important to get the back end of the nuclear fuel …

  9. IAEA and EBRD Expand Cooperation to Nuclear Energy to Help Reach …

    Nov 13, 2024 · In 2021, the IAEA and the EBRD agreed to continue to work together, in cooperation with Ukrainian authorities, towards safe and cost-effective solutions to decommission the Chornobyl …

  10. IAEA Expert Team Completes Fifth Review of Japan's Plans to ...

    Aug 27, 2021 · An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) team of experts completed a two-month review today of Japan's plans and activities to decommission the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power …