Lab Notes: How to decommission a nuclear power plant
- Author
- Australian Broadcasting Corporation
- Published
- Tue 08 Apr 2025
- Episode Link
- https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/lab-notes/nuclear-power-plant-reactor-decommissioning-radioactive-fuel/105138792
We've been hearing a lot about a certain proposal to get nuclear power up and running in Australia, but little's been said about what happens when plants reach the end of their life.
Decommissioning a single nuclear power plant can cost hundreds of millions of dollars and take decades.
So what's involved, and why is the process so long and expensive?
