🔋NRC Report
NUREG: Report on Waste Burial Charges: Changes in Decommissioning Waste Disposal Costs at Low-Level Waste Burial Facilities
Summary
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing NUREG- 1307, Revision 20, "Report on Waste Burial Charges: Changes in Decommissioning Waste Disposal Costs at Low-Level Waste Burial Facilities." This report, which is revised periodically, explains the formula acceptable to the NRC for determining the minimum decommissioning fund requirements for nuclear power reactor licensees, as required by NRC regulations. Specifically, this report provides the adjustment factor and updates the values for the labor, energy, and waste burial escalation factors of the minimum formula.
Agencies
- Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Business Impact
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The report outlines revisions to decommissioning waste disposal costs, directly influencing financial planning for nuclear power reactor licensees concerning minimum decommissioning fund requirements. This necessitates compliance adjustments due to updated formulas affecting operational budgets.