India, June 21 -- Though India is yet to take up decommissioning, it has a fund worth Rs 1,975 crore to do the job in the future

An increase in the number of renewable energy sources and safety concerns have prompted more countries to move away from nuclear energy, fuelling a market to decommission nuclear power plants. This very specialised operations market will grow at 5 per cent during 2018-2025, estimated a recent research.

Around 110 commercial power reactors, 48 prototype reactors, more than 250 research reactors and numerous fuel cycle facilities were out of operation by September 2017, according to several estimates. The process to decommission them is long - plant components have to be dismantled and disposed safely.

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