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Contingencies and Legal Proceedings Contingencies (Details) $ in Thousands | 9 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($) Units reactors Insurance_layers Procedures Sites
Loss Contingencies |
Nuclear liability insurance | $ 375,000
Assessment from licensees for each licensed reactor | $ 127,000
Number of licensed reactors in US | reactors | 102
Nuclear accident assessment limitation per year per unit | $ 19,000
Number of licensed nuclear units | Units | 7
Maximum assessment per nuclear incident | $ 891,000
Maximum payment required per incident in any one year | 133,000
Total amount of protection available | $ 13,000,000
Surcharge for legal expenses | 5.00%
Number of layers before Congress is required to take action | Insurance_layers | 2
Amount of property, decommissioning, and decontamination insurance carried | $ 5,100,000
Amount of insurance available for loss at any one site | $ 2,100,000
Number of sites | Sites | 1
Maximum amount of retrospecitve premiums | $ 132,000
Maximum indemnity if a covered accident takes or keeps a nuclear unit offline | 490,000
Maximum retrospective premiums | $ 37,000
Number of procedures for determining estimates for the costs of nuclear decommissioning | Procedures | 2
Possible additional future costs for compliance with Clean Air Act requirements | $ 420,000
Amount of settlement for potential liability related to soil cleanup | 300
Amount of settlement for potential liability related to EPA study of site | 8
Remaining cleanup, remediation, and natural resource damages are less than | 1,000
Accrual for Environmental Loss Contingencies, Gross | 23,000
Non-nuclear | Non-nuclear |
Loss Contingencies |
Present value of estimated future decommissioning cost | 1,500,000
Nuclear | Nuclear |
Loss Contingencies |
Present value of estimated future decommissioning cost | $ 2,500,000

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- Definition The amount of property, decommissioning, and decontamination insurance carried for nuclear plants owned to cover the cost of stabilizing or shutting down a reactor after an accident. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition The amount of the settlement for potential liability related to soil cleanup. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition An assessment from licensees for each licensed nuclear reactor in the United States to fund the second layer, the Secondary Financial Program. + References No definition available. + Details
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