Nuclear reactor decommissioning: an analysis of the regulatory environments

Technical Report · Sun Apr 01 04:00:00 EST 1984

OSTI ID:6623869

Cantor, R

The purpose of this study is to highlight some of the current and likely regulations that will significantly affect the costs, technical alternatives and financing schemes for reactor decommissioning encountered by electric utilities and their customers. The paper includes a general review of the decommissioning literature, as well as information on specific regulations at the federal, state, and utility levels. Available estimated costs for the decommissioning of individual reactors are also presented. Finally, classification of the specific policies into common trends and practices among the various regulatory bodies is used to examine more general regulatory environments and their potential financial implications.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-84OR21400
• OSTI ID: 6623869
• Report Number(s): DOE/OR/21400-T39; ON: DE84016071
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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