Operational Overview of the NRC's Decommissioning Program Including Current Challenges

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

OSTI ID:786115

Camper, Larry W

This paper provides an overview of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC's) decommissioning program and clarifies the roles of the major offices and the major steps to be taken by licensees within the decommissioning process. Major decommissioning actions (power reactors and materials licensees) taken to date are briefly discussed along with key programs, such as the Site Decommissioning Management Program (SDMP). The paper concludes with a discussion of a number of timely, challenging issues facing the NRC staff and provides an explanation of current actions being taken by the staff to address those challenges.

• Research Organization: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC (US)
• Sponsoring Organization: none (US)
• OSTI ID: 786115
• 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
PROGRAM MANAGEMENT
REACTOR DECOMMISSIONING
REACTOR SITES
US NRC