MANAGING FUTURE FINANCIAL LIABILITIES ARISING FROM NUCLEAR ACTIVITIES - THE EXPERIENCE OF ELECTRICITE DE FRANCE

摘要

Financial liabilities related to nuclear activities are no longer the open field that they, malt have once been, even though there are still questions waiting for definite answers. In most cases, technical solutions have not only been developed in laboratories, but have been implemented at industrial stage. Therefore, reliable cost evaluations can be achieved which allow current customers to be charged realistically for future expenses. The amounts involved must remain a manageable challenge for power companies with regard to their financial capacity However securing such large sums over decades necessitates the existence of a strong institutional environment.