Tying up loose ends: Spain's successful decommissioning project

Globally, only 17 of the 157 nuclear power reactors that have been permanently shut down have undergone full decommissioning — a resource-intensive process that often takes decades to complete. While the process is complex, a case in Guadalajara, western Spain, illustrates how careful planning, the right policy and regulatory environment, government commitment and stakeholder involvement can ease the way towards successful decommissioning.