##  [Industrial Site Decommissioning](/resource/industrial-site-decommissioning) 

Organization

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

 

 

Project

[Alberta Chapter CLRA Conference Papers](/project/alberta-chapter-clra-conference-papers)

 

Resource Type

[Report](/taxonomy/term/38)

 

 

Author(s)

Martyn Riddle

Ed Osborne

Brian Geddes

 

 

Original Authors

Martyn Riddle

Ed Osborne

Brian Geddes

 

 

Resource Date:

1987

 

Page Length

16

 

 

The objective of industrial site decommissioning is to leave the site in a safe condition consistent with its proposed future use. Environmental and human health concerns are key ingredients in any determination of what is a "safe condition". Decommissioning can provide a significant benefit to the company through the sale or reuse of the site for industrial or other land uses. A successful industrial site decommissioning and cleanup program will consider the following factors:  
1\. Management, planning, scheduling and cost estimating;  
2\. Shutdown of process equipment;  
3\. Disposal of excess raw materials, intermediates and final products as well as other supplies;  
4\. Lay off, transfer, or retirement of plant site employees;  
5\. Assessment of the nature and extent of site contamination;  
6\. Development of site cleanup criteria;  
7\. Development and implementation of a site cleanup plan;  
8\. Dismantling and disposal of equipment and other on-site facilities;  
9\. Future use evaluations or disposal of the plant site; and  
10\. Liaison with the public, government and the media.