Funding systems for decommissioning and radioactive waste management are adequate overall, but formidable challenges lay ahead including the fact that some governments and critics express doubts about nuclear energy’s long-term sustainability, a report by the Nuclear Energy Agency says.
The report says decommissioning and, in particular, radioactive waste management, remain highly sensitive issues in policy debates. While the potential role of nuclear power as a source of dispatchable low-carbon electricity in greenhouse gas emission reductions is undisputed, some governments and critics remain doubtful about its future.
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