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>So the US fleet cleanup is going to cost the taxpayer probably closer to an additional $40 billion, if it all goes according to the estimates. https://cleante
by chefkoch 5y ago
>So the US fleet cleanup is going to cost the taxpayer probably closer to an additional $40 billion, if it all goes according to the estimates.
https://cleantechnica.com/2020/12/01/us-nuclear-site-cleanup-underfunded-by-up-to-70-billion/ https://cleantechnica.com/2020/12/01/us-nuclear-site-cleanup...
- DennisP 5y agoAccording to your article, we're collecting a little less than half what we need, and "utilities are collecting 0.1 to 0.2 cents/kWh" for decommissioning. If we want to roll out a lot more nuclear, we can fully fund the decommissioning deposit, and it will add a whopping 0.2 cent/kWh to the energy cost. We can be reasonably confident of that because decommissioning costs are falling: https://www.powermag.com/data-shows-nuclear-plant-decommissioning-costs-falling/ https://www.powermag.com/data-shows-nuclear-plant-decommissi...