Re: Reuters article: Yucca Mtn. - Nuclear Waste Fund

[Kerembaev@cs.com]

$16billion
-$(8.481+5.255)billion
---------------------------
$2.264billion?????????

 
>>> 
 
 NWF balance to date is $8.481 billion.  A total of $5.255 billion has been
 spent since 1983.  Contrary to other opinions the fund planning is very
 long term and numerous assessments have occurred to determine that current
 funding is adequate to meet total system life cycle costs.  The biggest
 complaint voiced in this forum that I can agree with is that it is taking
 way too long and costing more than is necessary to get this project going,
 
 jatalbq@mindspring.com
 
 
  At 12:21 PM 2/5/00 -0600, you wrote:
 >As a purchaser of electricity I have been paying this money since the fund
 >was started.  The utilities collect the money and pass it on.  The money was
 >paid into the U.S. Treasury general fund and spent faster than it came in on
 >whatever program came up next.
 >
 >----- Original Message -----
 >From: <Kerembaev@cs.com>
 
 >To: Multiple recipients of list <radsafe@romulus.ehs.uiuc.edu>
 >Sent: Friday, February 04, 2000 11:57 PM
 >Subject: Re: Reuters article re: Yucca Mtn.(with the spell check)
 >
 >
 >>
 >> In a message dated 2/4/00 8:55:12 Pacific Standard Time,
 >> Jim_Hardeman@mail.dnr.state.ga.us writes:
 >>
 >> <<
 >>  Utilities contend it is unfair that they have
 >>  paid $16 billion since 1983 into a special
 >>  government fund to help pay for a waste
 >>  site that is already years behind schedule.
 >>  The legislation would end those lawsuits.  >>
 >>
 >> I have one on-topic and three off topics questions.
 >>
 >> Where are these money, now?
 >> Does anybody have an idea? Does the term "special" mean only the special
 >way of collection? Or it includes saving and spending phases as well.
 >> ............
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