Development of Nuclear Decommissioning Designs

Demands in nuclear decommissioning grow annually due to the increasing number of nuclear facilities with expired designated service lives. Decommissioning plans are considered during the design development of nuclear facilities. Decommissioning generates large volumes of radioactive waste requiring safe conditions and infrastructure for their collection, processing, conditioning, temporary storage and disposal. The article examines current legal framework regulating nuclear decommissioning. It highlights the differences in approaches to the development of design documentation during construction, reconstruction, demolition of capital construction facilities and during nuclear facility decommissioning.