Report: Dismantling Wolf Creek nuclear plant could top $1 billion

Kansas.com: The Wolf Creek nuclear power plant cost $3 billion to build, and it could cost as much $1 billion to get rid of it.

Shutting down the mammoth power plant near Burlington will mean having to dispose of about 20 million pounds of radioactive waste and radiation-tainted equipment, according to a new report from the Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corp. to the Kansas Corporation Commission.

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