NEI objects to NRC's increase in 2014 fees for operating reactors

NEI objects to NRC's increase in 2014 fees for operating reactors
NEI called the increase of annual fees for operating reactors "unjustified," given the decline in the number of operating reactors and materials facilities that require agency oversight. "In today's fiscally constrained environment for government and private industry, continued growth in NRC's budget and staff levels -- and the concordant increase in fees -- is not a sustainable approach," wrote Tony Pietrangelo, NEI's senior vice president and chief nuclear officer. Read more.http://www.nei.org/News-Media/News/News-Archives/NRC-to-Increase-2014-Fees-for-Operating-Reactors