Strategy selection for the decommissioning of nuclear facilities : seminar proceedings, Tarragona, Spain, 1-4 September 2003

As Modern Nuclear Power Programmes Mature And Large, Commercial Nuclear Power Plants And Fuel Cycle Facilities Approach The End Of Their Useful Life By Reason Of Age, Economics Or Change Of Policy On The Use Of Nuclear Power, New Challenges Associated With Decommissioning And Dismantling Come To The Fore. Politicians And The Public May Expect There To Be A Right Answer To The Choice Of Strategy For A Particular Type Of Facility, Or Even All Facilities. Both This Seminar And Wider Experience Show That This Is Not The Case. local Factors And National Political Positions Have A Significant Input And Often Result In Widely Differing Strategy Approaches To Broadly Similar Decommissioning Projects. All Facility Owners Represented At The Seminar Were Able To Demonstrate A Rational Process For Strategy Selection And Compelling Arguments For The Choices Made. In Addition To The Papers That Were Presented, These Proceedings Include A Summary Of The Discussions That Took Place. Overview Of Lessons Learnt -- Opening Speeches -- The Spanish Decommissioning Scene -- International Stocktaking -- Strategy Selection Analysis By Plant Type -- Light Water Reactors -- National Strategyies -- Other Fuel Cycle Facilities -- Social Aspects. [allan Duncan, Rapporteur]. A Duncan, Rapporteur--p. 9. Nea No. 5300. Includes Bibliographical References. Also Available Online Via Sourceoecd (subscription-based Access) Preliminaries......Page 1 FOREWORD......Page 4 CONTENTS......Page 6 OPENING SPEECHES......Page 13 INTERNATIONAL STOCKTAKING......Page 65 STRATEGY SELECTION ANALYSIS BY PLANT TYPE......Page 95 SESSION I GAS GRAPHITE REACTORS......Page 97 SESSION II LIGHT WATER REACTORS......Page 121 SESSION III NATIONAL STRATEGY IES......Page 155 SESSION IV OTHER FUEL CYCLE FACILITIES......Page 187 SESSION V SOCIAL ASPECTS......Page 215 BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES......Page 253 List of participants......Page 267