Designing for Decommissioning Workshop

Organization
Canadian Land Reclamation Association (CLRA)
Project
National CLRA Conference Papers
Resource Type
Report
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)