Abstract: With the increasing of the numbers and operation years of the nuclear power plants in China, the decommissioning of nuclear power plants is becoming more and more important. The safe, economical and environment-friendly decommissioning is related to the sustainable development of the nuclear industry, as well as the safety of the ecological environment and the health of future generations. From the perspective of international nuclear decommissioning experience feedback and decommissioning market development and based on decommissioning related national planning in China, key tasks in the future decommissioning of nuclear power plants in China are proposed, including the completion of the decommissioning related codes and standard; Self-reliant, enterprization, marketization, and specialization road, cooperation and win-win strategy; the decommissioning related considerations of the whole life cycle of nuclear power plants, the acceleration of the R&D of decommissioning related key technology and equipment, and the provision  of decommissioning funds.