Jordan Is Considering Building a Nuclear Power Plant, Which Will

Jordan is considering building a nuclear power plant, which will be ready for production in 2030. The country's governing body is also considering a decommissioning liability law for the operator to put aside $1 million every month towards decommissioning cost, when the plant is producing electricity. During the 60 years of production life of the plant, the operator will put $1 million at the end of the month in a savings account, earning 7.25% compounded semi-annually. At the end of the production life of the plant, there are no more contributions and the money is expected to grow at the rate of 6% compounded quarterly for the next 30 years. What will be the value of the decommissioning fund in 2120?

A) $12.49 billion
B) $74.57 billion
C) $11.88 billion
D) $70.94 billion
E) $60.90 billion

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