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Chapter 16 - Historical Lessons for Nuclear Decommissioning Trust Fund Investment

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  • M. Didi Weinblatt
  • Salvatore D'Elia
  • Theresa A. Havell

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One way we can attempt to judge the best investment strategy for nuclear decommissioning trust funds (NDTs) is to examine past after-tax returns of various investment options. The authors of this chapter make such an evaluation. They note that no passively managed asset class allowed in qualified NDTs has produced real after-tax returns. They conclude that an active, rather than a passive, investment strategy is necessary, and they stress the advisability of shortand intermediate -term fixed-income securities such as municipal bonds. However, when the authors applied the hypothetical 15 percent tax rate proposed in a new Congressional bill (HR 4653), several asset classes did provide real aftertax returns.

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  • M. Didi Weinblatt & Salvatore D'Elia & Theresa A. Havell, 1991. "Chapter 16 - Historical Lessons for Nuclear Decommissioning Trust Fund Investment," The Energy Journal, International Association for Energy Economics, vol. 0(Special I), pages 205-216.
    • Handle: RePEc:aen:journl:1991si-a16
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    1. Williams, Daniel G., 2007. "U.S. nuclear plant decommissioning funding adequacy -- by individual funds, utilities, reactors, and industry-wide -- assessed by Monte Carlo and baseline trend methods: 1998, 2000, 2001, and 2004," Energy Economics, Elsevier, vol. 29(5), pages 1050-1100, September.

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