Toshiba Corp. will set up a team of nuclear-plant experts to beef up the company's reactor-decommissioning business, company officials said Wednesday.

Toshiba decided on the move as some reactor operators are moving to shut down and dismantle their facilities, the officials said. The team will comprise about 20 experts, they said.

Toshiba is considering an alliance with European firms that have advanced reactor-dismantling technologies, they added.