Accelerated Decommissioning Partners and Duke Energy completed a transaction on 1 October to start decontamination and dismantlement of the single-unit Crystal River nuclear power station in 2020 instead of 2067 – nearly 50 years sooner than originally planned.
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission approved the transfer of the nuclear plant’s licence from Duke Energy to Accelerated Decommissioning Partners on 1 April and the Florida Public Service Commission approved the transaction on 18 August.
At the time, Duke Energy said it can have the nuclear segment of the decommissioning done by 2027 at a cost that has been locked in at $540m.
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