An overview of U.S. decommissioning experience -- A basic introduction
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OSTI ID:656733
This paper presents an overview of the US experiences in the decommissioning technical area. Sections included are: (1) an overview of the magnitude of the problem, (2) a review of the US decommissioning process, (3) regulation of decommissioning, (4) regulatory and funding requirements for decommissioning, and (5) a general overview of all on-going and completed decommissioning projects to date in the US. The final section presents a review of some issues in the decommissioning area currently being debated in the technical specialists community.
- Research Organization:
- Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Energy Research, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-31109-ENG-38
- OSTI ID:
- 656733
- Report Number(s):
- ANL/TD/CP-96079; CONF-980388-; ON: DE98057792; TRN: 98:010982
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: IAEA/USA interregional training course on decontamination and decommissioning of research reactors and other small nuclear facilities, Argonne, IL (United States), 9-13 Mar 1998; Other Information: PBD: 9 Mar 1998
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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