##  [Designing for Decommissioning Workshop](/resource/designing-decommissioning-workshop) 

Organization

[Canadian Land Reclamation Association (CLRA)](/organization/canadian-land-reclamation-association-clra)

 

 

Project

[National CLRA Conference Papers](/project/national-clra-conference-papers)

 

Resource Type

[Report](/taxonomy/term/38)

 

 

Author(s)

Ken Crane

 

 

Original Authors

Ken Crane

 

 

Resource Date:

1995

 

Page Length

10

 

 

Regulatory

- Must have a complete understanding of the major regulatory issues affecting decommissioning design:

\- the regulatory system/how was it developed  
\- the review/approval system  
\- standards and criteria

- Even in the absence of design standards, industry has to "take the bull by the horns" and develop decommissioning plans.
- Absence of standards should not be viewed as a restriction - the process should be viewed as dynamic the regulatory system has to be interactive - "feed-back loop"
- move to self-regulation is inevitable/audits necessary
- public involvement is key to avoid impression of "fox in the chicken coop"
- Government/Industry Partnerships endorsed (e.g., Potash)