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Markey-Mark and the Nukey Bunch
GAO Finds Shortage of Money for Closing Atomic Reactors |
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03 Dec 2003 |
Daily Grist |
| Markey-Mark and the Nukey Bunch GAO Finds Shortage of Money for Closing Atomic Reactors Nearly half of the nuclear-reactor owners in the U.S. are not setting aside sufficient money to decommission the plants when they are shuttered, according to a report by the General Accounting Office. As a result, 42 plants might not have enough money to be safely shut down. "While happ ... |
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| Topics: Government Accountability Office, nuclear power, Nuclear Regulatory Commission (all these topics) |
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