Based off its Decommissioning Cost Estimate (DCE), Holtec is confident that sufficient funding is available to safely complete decommissioning. Management and use of the Nuclear Decommissioning Trust Funds (DTFs) are regulated by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Though the DTFs are expected to continue to grow, NRC regulations only allow licensees to assume a conservative minimum two percent real rate of return which takes inflation and other cost increases into consideration. In addition, licensees are required to submit an annual report to the NRC on decommissioning costs.
