NRC: Vt. Yankee can't raid decommissioning fund for spent fuel | burlingtonfreepress.co... - 0 views
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Energy Net on 02 May 08BRATTLEBORO - The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is telling the owners of the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant that they can't dip into the fund set aside for dismantling the reactor to pay for storage of highly radioactive spent fuel. "Decommissioning, as defined in (NRC rules), means to remove a facility safely from service and reduce residual radioactivity to a level that permits release of the property for either unrestricted or restricted use and termination of the license," according to an e-mail from the NRC. "It does not include spent fuel management costs."