Why Do We Decommission

Decommissioning is the last phase in the lifetime of such facilities, following their design, construction, operation and permanent shutdown. … Decommissioning thus enables the safe reuse of the site, as well as any buildings or parts of the facility for other nuclear, industrial or general purposes.

How is decommissioning done?

There are eight milestones in the process as it is outlined below: Decommission Planning Approved, Plan Complete, Decommission of Service Approved, Service Offline, Point of No Return, Service End, Decommission Complete, and Archived Data Removed.

What is meaning of decommissioning?

: to remove (something, such as a ship or a nuclear power plant) from service.