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by Zigurd 1068 days ago
The numbers are from the respective national nuclear authorities.

Also, as of 2019, the ongoing cost of securing spent fuel at Maine Yankee is about $10M per year. At what point does the spent fuel storage there age out and need replacement?

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> The numbers are from the respective national nuclear authorities.

And, when it comes to France, the author chose to use 4 year-old numbers.

> At what point does the spent fuel storage there age out and need replacement?

As I said, France doesn't plan to store its spent fuel in dry casks. The current plan is to store it in a deep-storage facility similar to Onkalo.