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International Aspects of DecommissioningThe NRC maintains a program of interaction with the international community in the area of decommissioning, which is coordinated with sister agencies such as the Department of Energy (DOE) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The Office of International Programs (OIP) is the central point of contact for these interactions. The U.S. Department of State The NRC also participates in bilateral and trilateral exchanges with Canada, France, Japan, Mexico, South Korea, Spain, Taiwan, and other nations facing decommissioning challenges. NRC management and staff also provide expert services, when requested by individual nations or as technical expert support to international organization expert missions. Decommissioning topics routinely form a component of these exchanges and expert missions. The NRC's decommissioning involvement in the international arena provides
two benefits: (1) We are able to assist other countries with our experience
and lessons learned, and (2) we benefit from the experiences that other
countries have in decommissioning nuclear facilities. Within the context
of the international organizations, the NRC works in concert with other
Member States to provide globally applicable guidance in the various
strategies for decommissioning facilities. These strategies are documented
in the IAEA Safety Standards
series During the August 2005 American Nuclear Society’s Topical Meeting on Decommissioning, Decontamination and Reutilization, held in Denver, Colorado, NRC presented a paper addressing International Decommissioning Regulatory Initiatives and U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Some of the interactions discussed above are explained in more detail. Past discussions and interactions in the international arena include:
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