Thursday, August 20, 2009

NRC Discusses Funding for Reactor Decommissioning

The country's recession has hurt almost every sector of our economy - and that includes nuclear power.

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission requires nuclear plant operators to pay into trust funds while plants are running, to ensure there's money to pay for decommissioning when the plant is closed.

The trust funds are invested, but like most investments, the recession has hammered their value. Now, utilities may have to come...

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