Opening Session -- by the Session Chairman -- Welcoming address -- Opening speech: The Commission's research action programme on the development of nuclear fission energy -- Decommissioning of nuclear powsr stations in Community countries - Carried out and projected -- The European Community's programme of research on the decommissioning of nuclear power plants: objectives, scope and implementation -- Factors to be considered in selecting a decommissioning strategy -- Session I - Radioactivity Inventories and Waste Arising -- by the Session Chairman -- Activation of biological shields -- Activation of steel components -- Estimation of radioactive waste quantities arising during decommissioning -- Methodology for evaluating radiological consequences of the management of very low-level solid waste -- Some examples of release of materials and sites, including measurement techniques -- Session II - Decontamination for Decommissioning Purposes -- by the Session Chairman -- Composition of contamination layers -- Chemical and electrochemical decontamination -- Decontamination of concrete, with particular reference to flame scarfing -- Specific decontamination methods: water lance, erosion by cavitation, application of gel-based decontaminants -- Factors to be considered in deciding Whether to decontaminate for unrestricted release -- Particular aspects of post-accident plant decontamination -- Session III - Dismaniling Techniques and Remote Operation -- by the session chairman -- Dismantling techniques for steel components -- Advanced cutting techniques: Laser and fissuration cutting 1. Fissuration cutting -- 2. Laser beam cutting -- Demolition of concrete structures -- Remote operation in decommissioning -- Session IV - Managment of Edecommissioning Waste -- by the Session Chairman -- Immobilization of contamination on metals and concrete -- Treatment of metal waste by melting -- Management and disposal of graphite waste -- Large transport containers for decommissioning waste -- Session V - Design Features Facilitating Decommissioning of Nuclear Power Plants -- by the Session Chairman -- Concepts aimed at minimizing the activation and contamination of concrete -- Reduction of exposure to radiation by substitution of Co alloys and reduction of the concentrations of Co, Nb and other companion elements in steel -- Review of plant design features facilitating decommissioning -- List of Participants -- Index of Authors.