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3 unusual facts about Nuclear decommissioning


Bosco Marengo

In December 2008 it was decided that it should be decommissioned.

Nuclear decommissioning

On July 16, 1985, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued Amendment No. 19 to the HBPP Unit 3 Operating License to change the status to possess-but-not-operate, and the plant was placed into a SAFSTOR status.

Safe Enclosure (or Safestor(e) SAFSTOR): This option postpones the final removal of controls for a longer period, usually on the order of 40 to 60 years.



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Magnox Ltd

Magnox Ltd is a nuclear decommissioning Site Licence Company (SLC) controlled by EnergySolutions, its designated Parent Body Organisation (PBO).