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Wiscasset could get $8 million for storing nuclear waste (Maine)
https://www.pressherald.com/2019/07/24/wiscasset-could-get-8-million-for-storing-nuclear-waste/WISCASSET — The town could collect more than $8 million for the 64 containers of nuclear waste stored at the former Maine Yankee power plant site.
Sens. Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, introduced the Sensible, Timely Relief for America’s Nuclear Districts Economic Development (STRANDED) Act this month, aimed at providing financial relief to communities like Wiscasset stuck with storing nuclear waste.
Should the Stranded Act pass, Wiscasset, home to decommissioned Maine Yankee, would be eligible to receive $15 per kilogram of nuclear waste currently being housed at the site, which is the rate for impact assistance established under the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982.
There are about 542 metric tons of spent nuclear fuel stored at Maine Yankee, meaning Wiscasset would collect over $8 million from the government. According to Maine Yankee, it costs roughly $10 million per year to maintain the 64 canisters of radioactive waste.
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More nuclear socialism - yup
