Budget & Policy

New Report: MOX Could Cost $52 Billion to Build, Run Plant

By Photo of Brian

Todd Jacobson
NS&D Monitor
4/24/2015
It could cost nearly $52 billion to complete the Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility and run it while downblending and disposing of surplus weapons-grade plutonium would be a significantly cheaper approach, according…

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HASC Subcommittee Markup Would Give Congress More Oversight of LRSB

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Lawmakers May Hold Hearing on Poneman’s Appointment to Centrus

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House Lawmakers Want Greater Role for DNFSB Members in Approving Senior Staff

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UPF Fully Funded in House Approps, but Questions Remain About Cost

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HASC-SF Endorses Some Recommendations of Governance Panel

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Air Force to Remove 50 Boosters from MM3 Launch Facilities

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B-52 Reengining RFP Expected This Summer

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House Version of NDAA Would Prohibit Funding for Fixed Radiological Portal Monitors

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Savings Rolling in at Y-12/Pantex, but is Consolidation Model Applicable Elsewhere?

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House Appropriators Concerned About NNSA LEP Workload

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HASC Subcommittee Markup Authorizes More Money, Powers for Sea-Based Deterrence Fund

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President Could Be Required to Start R&D to Counter Russia’s Alleged INF Violation

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Nuclear Triad Maintained at $9-$25B Deficit

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Lawmakers Want Plan for Transferring Excess NNSA Facilities to DOE Cleanup Program

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House Appropriators Raise Questions About Continuing American Centrifuge Project

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Expert: Disarmament, WMD-Free Zone, Modernization to Be Discussion Topics at Upcoming RevCon

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CNS Combines Tech Transfer Functions at Y-12, Pantex

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At Oak Ridge

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At Pantex

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