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Nuclear decommissioning costs in the UK are estimated to reach £260 billion[1]. It would be interesting to compare that to the inflation-adjusted construction c
by Reason077 4y ago
Nuclear decommissioning costs in the UK are estimated to reach £260 billion[1]. It would be interesting to compare that to the inflation-adjusted construction costs for the plants. My suspicion is that it’s significantly higher.
[1] https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/sep/23/uk-nuclear-waste-cleanup-decommissioning-power-stations https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/sep/23/uk-nucle...
- cyberax 4y agoThis is mostly because of the Sellafield site, which was used for nuclear weapons production. It's also the site of the infamous Windscale nuclear reactor fire. The US has the same problems with Hanford. But I don't think this is fair to ascribe these costs to modern civilian nuclear power programs.