The market for decontamination, dismantling and waste management of shut down nuclear power plants has strong prospects globally. Nuclear power generation capacity is expected to rise from 391 GW in 2012 to 553 GW by 2030. The net change is attributed to 313 GW of new nuclear plants coming online, and around 150 GW of capacity being retired, as around 40% of existing nuclear plants will reach the age of 45 years or older in the period to 2030 (see also 'Nuclear to 2030: up or down', pp. 30-2). The new capacity means there will be an abundance of new nuclear decommissioning projects in future (2100 and beyond), as well as opportunities for spent fuel and radioactive waste management during operation. Back-end prospects are expected to increase further with additional demand from other nuclear installations (for example, fuel fabrication plants).
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