The Regents approved funding at their meeting today to decommission the Phoenix Reactor on North Campus.

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> AANews: “50-year research site faces dismantlement”:

“Demand for the facility’s irradiation services has declined over the last decade and it is expensive to operate – it’s currently losing about $1 million a year, according to U-M Chief Financial Officer Tim Slottow.”