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Asset Retirement Obligations
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2023
Asset Retirement Obligation Disclosure [Abstract]  
Asset Retirement Obligations Asset Retirement Obligations
The Company considers its legal obligation to remediate its facilities upon a potential decommissioning of its radioactive-related operations as an asset retirement obligation. The Company has production facilities which manufacture and process radioactive materials at its North Billerica, Massachusetts and Somerset, New Jersey sites. As of September 30, 2023, the liability is measured at the present value of the obligation expected to be incurred and is approximately $25.1 million.
The following table provides a summary of the changes in the Company’s carrying value of asset retirement obligations:
(in thousands)Amount
Balance at January 1, 2023$22,543 
Accretion expense280 
Balance at September 30, 2023$22,823 
The Company is required to provide the Massachusetts Department of Public Health and New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection financial assurance demonstrating the Company’s ability to fund the decommissioning of its North Billerica, Massachusetts and Somerset, New Jersey production facilities, respectively, upon closure. The Company has provided this financial assurance in the form of a $30.3 million surety bond.