Regulatory trends and practices related to nuclear reactor decommissioning

Conference · Sun Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1984

OSTI ID:6027828

Cantor, R A

In the next several decades, the electric utility industry will be faced with the retirement of 50,000 megawatts (mW) of nuclear capacity. Responsibility for the financial and technical burdens this activity entails has been delegated to the utilities operating the reactors. However, the operators will have to perform the tasks of reactor decommissioning within the regulatory environment dictated by federal, state and local regulations. The purpose of this paper is to highlight some of the current and likely trends in regulations and regulatory practices that will significantly affect the costs, technical alternatives and financing schemes encountered by the electric utilities and their customers.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-84OR21400
• OSTI ID: 6027828
• Report Number(s): CONF-841136-1; ON: DE85003062
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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