Conn., Mass., Maine nuke plants win fed payments

http://www.sfgate.com/business/energy/article/Conn-Mass-Maine-nuke-plants-win-fed-payments-4260127.php

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Three decommissioned nuclear plants in New England said Thursday they've been reimbursed nearly $160 million from the federal government in a 14-year-old lawsuit over costs to dispose of spent nuclear fuel that has yet to be removed.

Maine Yankee Atomic Power Co., Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Co. and Yankee Atomic Electric Co. said the federal government decided against appealing a U.S. Court of Appeals ruling upholding claims of $39.7 million to Connecticut Yankee in Haddam, $81.7 million to Maine Yankee in Wiscasset, Maine, and $38.3 million to Yankee Atomic in Rowe, Mass.

The plants say they are seeking an additional $247 million in damages to reimburse ratepayers for costs that were originally intended to go toward disposal of the fuel rods but have since been spent to maintain storage sites. The plants pay between $7 million and 11 million a year per storage site.

They will file plans with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in the next few months to establish how the money will be distributed to ratepayers.

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