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March 02, 2015

Cost estimation for Nuclear Decommissioning Projects
Manchester, UK (SPX) Mar 02, 2015
Although the Nuclear industry has experienced tough market conditions in recent years, one subsector which has grown substantially is decommissioning. The NDA estate now accounts for Pounds 3.2 billion annually in decommissioning spend, with analysts estimating the overall value of the sub-sector at Pounds 18 billion - clearly the nuclear downturn has benefits for the canny operator. Whilst the UK leads the world in decommissioning practice and methodology, cost-estimation is one grey area which ... read more

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