Court orders $235M payment for nuke waste storage
Portland, Maine (AP) — A federal court has awarded $235.4 million in damages to the owners of three decommissioned nuclear power plants in New England to reimburse them for the costs of storing spent nuclear fuel.
The Court of Federal Claims in Washington issued the ruling Thursday in favor of Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Co., Maine Yankee Atomic Power Co. and Yankee Atomic Electric Co. in Rowe, Mass.
The plants have been storing spent fuel on site while waiting for the federal government to fulfill its promise of building a national repository for high-level nuclear waste.
The plants received a $160 million payment earlier this year for storage from 1998 to 2002. The new award covers the time frame of 2003 to 2008. A third lawsuit covering 2009 to 2012 is pending.
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