Dutch govt buys nuclear waste storage operation
Date: 16-Apr-02
Country: NETHERLANDS
The current stakeholders will pay the Dutch government an amount to cover costs for the storage of their radioactive waste, the government said in a statement.
EPZ, owner of a nuclear plant at southwestern town of Borssele, will pay the Dutch state 45 million euros ($39.65 million), and the owner of a closed plant near the center-Dutch town Dodewaard will pay 11 million euros, the government said.
It disclosed no details on the amount payed by energy research center ECN.
COVRA monitors the storage of radioactive waste in the Netherlands, the government said.