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return on investment of those funds and a corresponding reduction | | in the amount ratepayers will be charged for disposal of spent | | fuel. The proposed restriction is the standard permitted by the | | Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for decommissioning trust | | funds. |
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| | | The bill also permits the Maine Yankee Nuclear Power Plant to | | draw funds earmarked for payment of fees to the United States | | Department of Energy for disposal of spent fuel waste to offset | | past and future costs of on-site storage. |
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| | | Finally, the bill provides for the transfer of funds collected | | for the disposal of low-level radioactive waste to the Maine | | Yankee Decommissioning Trust Fund for the purpose of reducing | | decommissioning costs. |
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