Disposal and decommissioning of plants in EU’s 16 nuclear nations outstrips available funds by €120bn,European commission study revealsEurope is facing a €253bn bill for nuclear waste management and plant decommissioning which outstrips available funds by €120bn, according to a major stock-take of the industry by the European commission.
The sum breaks down into €123bn for the decommissioning of customary reactors and €130bn for the management of spent fuel, or radioactive waste and deep geological disposal processes.Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com