Decontamination & Decommissioning Task Force

The United States Nuclear Industry Council (USNIC) is committed to successful and effective nuclear power plant (NPP) Decontamination and Decommissioning (D&D) activities in the United States.  For this purpose, USNIC has formed a D&D Task Force (DTF) that will obtain and provide information to NIC membership, and others as appropriate, through USNIC’s Back End Working Group (BEWG).  The purpose of this information is to:

1. Increase NIC membership awareness and understanding of current trends and decisions regarding D&D processes and activities in the United States;  

2. Clarify NIC organizational positions to serve as a foundation for public D&D engagement and education;

3. Facilitate decision-making by the industry and by relevant stakeholders associated with D&D processes and activities;  

4. Facilitate dialogue with legislative and regulatory representatives to support effective D&D rulemaking, e.g., for increased cost certainty, clear final site/survey release criteria, and long-term ISFSI monitoring strategies; and

5. Support activities and events that further USNIC’s educational mission on matters related to NPP decommissioning.

D&D Conferences in the U.S. in 2020-2021:

RadWaste Summit

September 8-9, 2020

Green Valley Ranch

Henderson NV

http://www.radwastesummit.com/

Decommissioning Strategy Forum

September 10-11, 2020

Green Valley Ranch

Henderson NV

https://www.decommissioningstrategy.com/

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Nuclear Decommissioning & Used Fuel Strategy Summit

Sept. 28-29, 2020

Ritz Carlton

Charlotte NC

www.nuclearenergyinsider.com/nuclear-decommissioning-used-fuel

Waste Management Symposia

March 7-11, 2021

Phoenix Convention Ctr

Phoenix AZ

www.wmsym.org

American Nuclear Society Annual Meeting

June 13-17, 2021

Omni Convention Center

Providence RI

http://www.ans.org/meetings/m_307

PATRAM

August 28-September 1, 2022

French Riviera

www.inmm.org/patram

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American Nuclear Society Annual Meeting

June 13-17, 2021

Omni Convention Center

Providence RI

http://www.ans.org/meetings/m_307

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USNIC Decommissioning Task Force:

Policy Papers, Presentations, and Briefs

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• NPP Fund Balances for NPPs using Asset Acquisition

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• USNIC Decommissioning Task Force Policy Paper: Decommissioning Market Sectors

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• U.S. Decommissioning Outlook

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• Achieving Success in Decommissioning

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• Factors Influencing Decommissioning Strategy with Lessons Learned from Crystal River

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• NPPs Decommissioning Business Models

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• Presentations from the NDUF Summit 2019

  • Planning With the End in Mind

  • Nuclear Power Plant Decommissioning – A Human Capital Perspective

  • Elements of Decontamination and Decommissioning Success

USNIC D&D News:

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• Nuclear Energy TV Interview with USNIC D&D Task Force Chair Larry Camper at the NDUF Summit (10/1/2019)

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• Nuclear Energy TV Interview with USNIC D&D Task Force Chair Larry Camper (7/16/2019)