Decommissioning a nuclear facility after the end of its operating life is a core element of responsible life cycle planning. Decommissioning activities, set to increase in the coming years as ageing nuclear power plants are retired, include decontamination and dismantling of structures, leading to the removal of regulatory controls so that a facility and site may be reused. The IAEA, hosting an International Conference on Nuclear Decommissioning in Vienna, supports Member States in such activities. One project is currently under way in the French town of La Hague, where a former fuel processing plant is being decommissioned.
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