This status report was prepared on behalf of the Working Party on Decommissioning and Dismantling (WPDD) by its Task Group on the Release of Materials, Buildings and Sites. It report reflects the viewpoints and materials of a Topical Session held in June 2002, the results of a questionnaire which was distributed among nuclear decommissioning projects, the views expressed in a number of selected papers presented at international conferences as well as the experience from experts in the field of clearance and release from regulatory control. This status report provides considerations on site release which might be helpful for individuals and organisations about to prepare for releasing sites of nuclear installations.