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Safe disposal of nuclear waste from new nuclear power reactors without cost to taxpayers
Is
safe disposal of nuclear waste from new nuclear power reactors without
cost to taxpayers possible? The UK seems to have a solution: "From the
start of generation, operators of new nuclear power plants will be
required to set aside enough money to meet this expected cost. A cap has
also been set, giving operators certainty of the maximum that they
would pay, and this is set at about three times the current estimate."
... "What this boils down to is a charge per unit of electricity
generated. An operator can expect to pay £0.20 ($0.31) per MWh if the
facility is built to current cost estimates with a cap of £0.71 ($1.11)
per MWh. These compare to current prices of electricity for a large
industrial user of about £83 ($130) per MWh."... read more: http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/WR_Waste_costs_for_UK_new_build_0912111.html
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