Radioactive waste minimization strategies from decommissioning

There are more than 600 nuclear power plants in the word, amount them there are more than 100 NPPs under or have been finished decommissioning. A large amount of radioactive waste will be produced from nuclear facilities decommissioning. Nuclear facility can be divided into design, construction, operation, transition, decommissioning (including decontamination, demolition, waste treatment and disposal) five stages in its whole-life. Waste minimization strategy from decommissioning occur all stages. For waste minimization, IAEA and a number of developed countries, implemented a series of related policies. China has also developed and implemented various policies, regulations, standards, in order to achieve waste minimization and applied in practice, but still need to improve and develop. (authors)