Octobre 2006 / Greenpeace European Unit

Nuclear Reactor Closure Costs Could Still Fall to the Taxpayer

Greenpeace European Unit, 24 October 2006

NUCLEAR REACTOR CLOSURE COSTS COULD STILL FALL TO THE TAXPAYER

The European Commission today adopted new guidelines on how to cover the costs

of dismantling old nuclear power plants. Greenpeace described the move as a

’useful step forward’, but added that binding rules on decommissioning funds are

urgently needed, to protect taxpayers across Europe from potentially massive

bills for managing nuclear waste and redundant reactors.

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