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To: Investor-ex! who wrote (26035)1/12/1999 4:59:00 PM
From: heraclitus  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 116944
 
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Fortunately I have not had to go thru that process yet. I did watch as the DOE dismantled the old Shippingport plant. I think this was less than 1 yr (not sure though). I will ask at work. Some of the guys have come from such plants (Trojan in Oregon for example).

I do know for sure that it takes much longer to build one! My plant took over 10 years. Much of this time (and money) is spent on regulatory issues. Plant design unfortunately is a moving target.

bol
homer



To: Investor-ex! who wrote (26035)1/12/1999 10:47:00 PM
From: Hawkmoon  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 116944
 
In your best estimation, how long does it take to completely de-commission a nuke plant?

Invest-ex...

Years.

And then you have to find a place to put all of the radioactive waste and contaminated material.

I believe that I read somewhere that decommissioning a Nuke costs several times more than the original price of building it. And that price is in the low 10 figure range (billion)

Regards,

Ron



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