Estimate of Vermont Yankee decommissioning has not changed

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AtomInfo.Ru, PUBLISHED 25.12.2014

The cost of decommissioning of the U.S. nuclear power plant Vermont Yankee will be $1.24 billion USD.

The Vermont Yankee NPP consists of a single unit with the BWR boiling water reactor. It was commissioned on 30 November 1972, the final shutdown is planned before the end of 2014.

The plant owner Entergy Corp. confirmed that the preliminary estimate concluded in October 2014, remains unchanged and will be $1.24 billion.

The SAFSTOR method has been selected for the decommissioning. The unit will be maintained in a safe condition within a certain period until most of the radioactive isotopes would be decayed. After that, the unit will be dismantled.

According to conservative estimates, the dismantling of the unit will begin in 2052, but the plant owners believe it will be very possible that it will happen earlier, already in the 2040s.

Topics: Decommissioning, USA

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