“State aid: Commission approves creation of 24 billion euros fund for management of radioactive waste in Germany”
European Commission
The European Commission has approved under EU state aid rules the transfer of radioactive waste liabilities to a new public fund in return for the payment of about 24.1 billion euros by nuclear power plant operators in Germany, the Commission said in a press release. The Commission concluded that the state support is proportionate to the objective.
Find the press release in English here.
For background, read the CLEW factsheet Securing utility payments for the nuclear clean-up and the CLEW dossier The challenges of Germany’s nuclear phase-out.
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