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Long term nuclear storage is one problem. Who pays for the decommissioning is another one. In many cases it turns out to be the taxpayer.
by fghorow 4y ago
Long term nuclear storage is one problem. Who pays for the decommissioning is another one. In many cases it turns out to be the taxpayer.
- hairytrog 4y agoThis is not true. Every power plant that produces waste must pay money into the waste repository fund totaling nearly $50B - which is probably overkill for building a long term facility by a factor of 5 or more.
- fghorow 4y agoOverkill? Maybe. Maybe not. https://www.nsenergybusiness.com/news/uk-nuclear-power-decommissioning/ https://www.nsenergybusiness.com/news/uk-nuclear-power-decom...