Costs for scrapping Japan’s nuclear facilities estimated at 6.7 trillion yen
The total cost for scrapping the nation’s nuclear power facilities – excluding Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant and other facilities under construction – is estimated to be about 6.72 trillion yen, according to a tally by The Yomiuri Shimbun. The assessment only includes dismantlements of nuclear power facilities for which the cost can currently be estimated.
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Jim Hamilton
Jim Hamilton is the Executive Director of The Nuclear Decommissioning Collaborative.
Jim has over twenty-years of experience managing the entire life-cycle (siting, design, permitting, construction, closure, decommissioning, remediation and redevelopment) of large-scale manufacturing, energy and infrastructure facilities throughout North, Central and South America.