Lab Notes: How to decommission a nuclear power plant

The Science Show - Full Program Podcast
08/04/2025 13 min
Lab Notes: How to decommission a nuclear power plant

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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?

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