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Atlanta, GA|Atlanta Marriott Marquis
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NRC may allow ANO to use decommissioning funds for early disposal work
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is considering allowing Entergy to use a portion of the decommissioning trust fund (DTF) for the Arkansas Nuclear One nuclear power plant to dispose of several major radioactive components (MRC) that have been taken out of service at the two-unit pressurized water reactor.
Mohini W. Rawool-Sullivan, Lakshman Prasad, John Bounds, Steven Brumby, John Sullivan
Transactions | Volume 103 | Number 1 | November 2010 | Pages 197-198