The Wolsong unit 1 decommissioning project is the world’s first commercial pressurized heavy water reactor decommissioning project. Although there is a lot of accumulated experience and technology for decommissioning of pressurized water reactors around the world, it can be said that there is great difficulty as there is lack of prior experience and reference materials for pressurized heavy water reactor. On the other hand, if the world’s first pressurized heavy water reactor project is completed, it is possible to enter the overseas market for pressurized heavy water reactor decommissioning. It is also a good opportunity to do so. Accordingly, the current status of operation, plans, and construction of infrastructure related to decommissioning of pressurized heavy water reactors in Canada, which can be said to be the home country of pressurized heavy water reactor, were reviewed. So, this study seeks to present considerations for entering the pressurized heavy water reactors decommissioning market in the future.

• GangWoo Ryu(Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power (KHNP) Central Research Institute (KHNP-CRI))
• ChanGeun Park(Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power (KHNP) Central Research Institute (KHNP-CRI))
• HyunMin Kim(Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power (KHNP) Central Research Institute (KHNP-CRI))
• SukWon Jung(Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power (KHNP) Central Research Institute (KHNP-CRI))
• JunKi Baik(Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power (KHNP) Central Research Institute (KHNP-CRI)) Corresponding author