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Nuclear waste and plant decmissioning are actually all included in nuclear LCOE. This is quite unique. Nuclear plants all pay into a multi-billion dollar thing
by acidburnNSA 8y ago
Nuclear waste and plant decmissioning are actually all included in nuclear LCOE. This is quite unique. Nuclear plants all pay into a multi-billion dollar thing called the Nuclear Waste Fund and all have trust funds for decommissioning.
In fact, some have suggested that as decommissioning costs are coming in lower than expected, some utilities are factoring in access to those decom funds in their decisions to close plants early.
- Krasnol 8y agoIt certainly doesn't feel so priced in in Germany right now where the taxpayer has to pay for formerly "safe" mine dumps and decommissioning.