Nuclear Decommissioning Business Model Innovations in USA and Suggestions for its Applications in China——The Global Nuclear Industry Development Report (2021-2022)

Nuclear Decommissioning Business Model Innovations in USA and Suggestions for its Applications in China

——The Global Nuclear Industry Development Report (2021-2022)

Zheng Hua, Wei Shuhong

Abstract: Nuclear decommissioning business model has been innovated recently in USA, especially license stewardship model and acquisition model. The number of thirdparty specialist decommissioning contractors who use these innovative business models is increasing. Zion nuclear power plant decommissioning practice demonstrates that these innovative business models can improve the efficiency of nuclear decommissioning. The evolution of nuclear decommissioning business model, main third-party specialist decommissioning contractors in USA market, key factors of license stewardship and acquisition models in USA, and other business model innovations of nuclear decommissioning in USA and studied and analyzed. Suggestions are proposed for innovative nuclear decommissioning business models application in China.

Key words: Nuclear power plant；Decommissioning；Business model；License transfer；Innovation