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> Power companies don't seem to be willing to spend the money needed to encapsulate waste for thousands of years. The "Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982" charge
by flubert 9y ago
> Power companies don't seem to be willing to spend the money needed to encapsulate waste for thousands of years.
The "Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982" charged utilities a 0.1 cent/kwh fee for disposal of nuclear waste, and the DOE was supposed to take receipt of that waste. There is $31 billion in reserve for waste disposal...
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