Italy's shutdown strateg

摘要

The Italian government decided to shutdown all nuclear plants in the country in 1987. At that time, in the absence of a government policy on decommissioning, the Italian electric utility ENEL proceeded on the basis of the 'safe storage' strategy. Several reasons were behind the decision, including the unavailability of a national repository, the potential reduction in occupational dose and the financial advantage in delaying major costs. Therefore, the programmes aimed to finish all decommissioning activities and to delicense the sites around 2050. Decommissioning activities for the safe storage strategy, however, did not begin at the rate that was initially planned, since several dependent conditions - such as regulatory, financial and technical requirements - were not fully clarified. In addition, the primary mission of ENEL was to generate and sell electricity, and the commencement of decommissioning activities was a low priority.