Evolution of NRC Decommissioning Regulations

Conference · Sun Jun 04 04:00:00 EDT 2000

OSTI ID:786107

Zwolinski, John A

On June 27, 1988, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) first issued comprehensive decommissioning regulations applicable to most of its licensed facilities. These rules were the result of more than 10 yr of effort that began with the issuance of an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking in 1978 and included technical, environmental, legal, and financial and public policy analyses. Although these rules applied to power reactors, nonpower reactors, fuel reprocessing plants, fuel fabrication plants, independent spent-fuel storage installations, and non-fuel-cycle nuclear facilities, this paper is focused on the decommissioning of power reactor facilities.

• Research Organization: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC (US)
• Sponsoring Organization: none (US)
• OSTI ID: 786107
• Report Number(s): none; ISSN 0003-018X; CODEN TANSAO; ISSN 0003-018X; CODEN TANSAO
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

22 GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS
29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
HISTORICAL ASPECTS
POWER REACTORS
REACTOR DECOMMISSIONING
REGULATIONS
US NRC