Full Title: Empowering Cost Benchmarking: Guidance on Converting General Cost Work Breakdown Structure into the International Structure for Decommissioning Costing
Author(s): NEA
Publisher(s): NEA
Publication Date: June 19, 2025
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Description (excerpt):
Accurate cost estimates for decommissioning nuclear facilities are crucial for countries with nuclear installations. Since the 1980s, many countries have faced significant cost and schedule overruns due to factors such as immature radioactive waste management infrastructure, poor site characterisation and changes in national decommissioning policies. Efforts have been made to improve cost estimates and reduce overruns through better waste management, decontamination techniques and workforce development. From the 1980s to 2003, initial efforts focused on identifying problems and risks in cost estimation. Major studies, such as the Decommissioning Nuclear Power Plants: Policies, Strategies and Costs report, highlighted the challenges in comparing decommissioning costs across countries due to differences in work breakdown structures and scope (NEA, 2003).