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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9295
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/energy

Greenpeace fears taxpayers will have to fork out for shutting down nuclear power stations

Brussels, 26/10/2006 (Agence Europe) - Greenpeace describes the European Commission's new guidelines on how to cover the costs of dismantling old nuclear power plants as a 'useful step forward'. The European Commission guidelines include calls for nuclear plant operators to establish decommissioning funds separate from a company's general accounts, for independent scrutiny of cost estimates and investment strategies, and for transparent non-sensitive information. 'Typically, nuclear reactors...

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