Decommissioning of Facilities Using Radioactive Material. Safety Requirements

The importance of decommissioning has come to the fore in the past few years. Previously the requirements for safety during decommissioning had been considered as part of general waste management, but recently it was decided that this important part of a facility?s life needs to have definitive requirements specified. This publication provides such information. Contents: 1. Introduction; 2. Protection of human health and the environment; 3. Responsibilities associated with decommissioning; 4. Decommissioning strategy; 5. Decommissioning plan; 6. Funding; 7. Decommissioning management; 8. Conduct of decommissioning; 9. Completion of decommissioning.