Given that * "Approximately 70 percent of licensees are authorized to accumulate decommissioning funds over the operating life of their plants." ( https://www.

Given that * "Approximately 70 percent of licensees are authorized to accumulate decommissioning funds over the operating life of their plants." ( https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/fact-sheets/decommissioning.html#funds https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/fact-sheets/d... ) * at least some plants will be closed ahead of schedule (it's already starting) => not enough accumulated funds * the effective decommission cost may be higher than planned (see the UK & Oyster cases) ... the Nuclear Waste Fund may prove useful as waste management is a non-neglectable part of a decommission. Will all the available funds be sufficient?