The ISS had been set for decommission in this decade and NASA says, extension enables a seamless transition to one or more commercially owned and operated destinations, in low earth orbit through the late 2020s.
The slow advance of the ocean has led Welsh political leaders to recommend the town be decommissioned beginning in 2045 and for the town to disappear by 2050.
Helium-3 is only produced when the tritium in a nuclear bomb decays, and since we're decommissioning more and more nuclear bombs, we're running out of helium-3.
The offshore discharge of ALPS-treated water is an issue that cannot be postponed in order to advance the decommissioning of the plant and the reconstruction of Fukushima.
The British government also took ages to clarify how the costs of decommissioning rigs will be divided, discouraging new entrants from buying elderly fields.