Designation:E1281−15StandardGuideforNuclearFacilityDecommissioningPlans1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationE1281;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.INTRODUCTIONAsanuclearfacilityapproachestheendofitsoperationallife,theoperatorshouldinitiatefinalpreparationsfordecommissioning.Aspartofthisprogram,adecommissioningplanshouldbedevelopedtocomplywithapplicablefederalandstaterequirementsandregulations,aswellastoprovidegenericanddetailedinformationrelevanttodecommissioningprojectplanning.Thisstandardisaguidelineforthepreparationandcontentofthedecommissioningplan.1.Scope1.1Thisguideappliestodecommissioningplansforanynuclearfacilitywhoseoperationwas(is)governedbyNuclearRegulatoryCommission(NRC),AgreementStatelicense,underDepartmentofEnergy(DOE)orders,orwhoseoperationwasoverseenbyanotherfederal,state,orlocalagency.1.2Theguideappliestothepreparationandcontentofthedecommissioningplandocumentitself.1.3Thedetaileddescriptionanddevelopmentofimplemen-tationplansidentifiedinSection4isoutsidethescopeofthisguide.NOTE1—NuclearfacilitiesoperatedbytheU.S.DOEarenotlicensedbytheU.S.NRC,norareothernuclearfacilitieswhichmaycomeunderthecontroloftheU.S.DepartmentofDefenseorindividualagreementstates.Thereferencesinthisguidetolicensee,U.S.NRCRegulatoryguides,andTitle10oftheU.S.CodeofFederalRegulationsaretoimplyappropriatealternativenomenclaturewithrespecttoDOE,DOD,oragreementstatenuclearfacilities.Thisdistinctionshouldnotalterthecontentofdecommissioningplansfornuclearfacilities.1.4Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2E1034Specifi...