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23.02.2016 15:59
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Europe is short of more than EUR 118 billion to dismantle its nuclear plants and manage nuclear waste storage, Reuters reported, citing a European Commission working paper.
The data is part of a periodic analysis of Europe's nuclear capacity designed as a basis to discuss the role of nuclear energy in achieving EU objectives, such as reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
The Commission's last analysis was published in 2007, before Japan's Fukushima nuclear crisis five years ago and was meant to be updated by the end of last year.
In response to Fukushima, Europe's largest economy Germany decided to abandon nuclear power by no later than 2022, relying on solar, wind, coal and gas for its energy instead.
To meet nuclear decommissioning costs, about EUR 150.1 billion of assets are available, the study found, compared to an estimated EUR 268.3 billion in expected costs - which include the lengthy dismantling of nuclear power stations as well as the removal and storage of radioactive parts and waste.
Among EU member states still operating nuclear plants, only Britain's operators have enough dedicated assets to cover the expected costs, 63 billion euros, the Commission's draft working paper finds.
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