British nuclear site clean-up costs soar

British nuclear site clean-up costs soar
London (AFP) March 4, 2015 - The cost of decommissioning and cleaning up Britain's Sellafield nuclear site have been revised upwards to Pounds 53 billion ($81 billion, 73 billion euros), the National Audit Office said. The cost has gone up by Pounds 5 billion and work at the site on the northwest English coast is taking much longer than planned, the NAO said in a report. The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority, which owns Sellafi ... morehttp://www.nuclearpowerdaily.com/reports/British_nuclear_site_clean-up_costs_soar_999.html

Sellafield clean-up costs reach GBP53 billion
The estimated cost of decommissioning and cleaning up the Sellafield site in the UK has increased to GBP53 billion ($81 billion), the National Audit Office has noted. The increase has been attributed to a better understanding of the tasks involved. http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/WR-Sellafield-clean-up-costs-reach-GBP53-billion-0503154.html