Decommissioning Documents
Decommissioning Handbook
(.PDF 1.9 MB)
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The Decommissioning Handbook has been developed to incorporate examples and lessons
learned, and to illustrate practices and procedures for implementing each step of
the LCAM Decommissioning Implementation Guide. |
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Decommissioning Benchmarking Study
(.PDF 1.8 MB)
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DOE's former Office of Environmental Restoration (EM-40) conducted a benchmarking
study of its decommissioning program to analyze physical activities in facility
decommissioning and to determine approaches to improve the decommissioning process.
The study focused on quantifying productivity of decommissioning physical activities
and identifying how productivity is affected by specific working conditions. |
The decommissioning benchmarking
results are the foundation for several distinct products:
- Productivity range benchmarks for
physical activities Unit cost factors to improve cost estimating capabilities Served
as integral part of Process Improvement Goals Support refinement of the Decommissioning
Technologies Preferred Alternatives Matrix (PAM)
The Bottom Line:
- Does DOE perform decommissioning
as efficiently as the private sector? At the physical task level, available data
show that the productivity rates of federal and non-federal decommissioning projects
are equivalent.
- Are existing technologies adequate
to conduct decommissioning? Most DOE decommissioning tasks, not requiring remote
operation, can be handled safely and adequately with commercially available technology.
DOE technology development programs, however, may improve the safety and efficiency
of the most challenging tasks.
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