Asset Retirement Obligations

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2022

Asset Retirement Obligation Disclosure [Abstract]

The Company considers its legal obligation to remediate its facilities upon a 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, 2022, the liability is measured at the present value of the obligation expected to be incurred, of approximately $25.5 million.

The following table provides a summary of the changes in the Company’s asset retirement obligations:


(in thousands)	Amount
Balance at January 1, 2022	$	20,833
Accretion expense	1,296
Accelerated costs	1,229
Balance at September 30, 2022	$	23,358

In December 2021, the Company evaluated the accretion timeline of an asset group due to a revision in the planned period of use at the North Billerica site. As a result of the accelerated timeline, the Company determined the asset group’s present value exceeded the current value recorded as of December 31, 2021. Accordingly, the Company recorded a non-cash adjustment of $5.3 million in December 2021 to anticipate a revision in the end of useful life by the end of 2022.

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 upon closure, although the Company has no current plans to close the facilities. The Company has provided this financial assurance in the form of a $30.3 million surety bond.