THE BEST FOREIGN PRACTICE OF DECOMMISSIONING NUCLEAR INSTALLATIONS AND REHABILITATION OF CONTAMINATED AREAS

Authors: N.S. Tsebakovskaya, S.S. Utkin, , A.Yu. Ivanov, V.K. Sakharov, K.E. Polunin.

Under the general editorship of I.I. Linge and A.A. Abramov.

The two-volume book examines the formation and solution of nuclear legacy problems in the United States, Britain, France and Canada.
For each of the countries, an overview is presented of the activities and historical practices of radioactive waste management resulted in pollution of the environment and the formation of a whole range of nuclear legacy problems; the current state of regulatory and legal regulation is considered of decommissioning and rehabilitation of contaminated areas, as well as the history of the development of environmental legislation in the United States; estimates are given of the nuclear legacy volume, including in the context of past and future financial obligations; the main provisions of the current state programs and developed strategies are described for the elimination of nuclear legacy sites and the rehabilitation of contaminated areas; key actions are identified, both already implemented and planned for implementation within the framework of these programs; and approaches and means are analyzed that are being used in the US to optimize and improve the effectiveness of the organization of works on the legacy. A separate chapter of the book is devoted to the organization of interaction with the public in the implementation of similar projects.
The book is addressed to scientists and specialists of nuclear science and industry, as well as a wide range of readers interested in the issues of safe solution of the nuclear legacy problem.