Asset Retirement Obligations

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2024

Asset Retirement Obligation Disclosure [Abstract]

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 a production facility that manufactures and processes radioactive materials at its North Billerica, Massachusetts site. As of March 31, 2024, the asset retirement liability is measured at the present value of the asset retirement liability 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, 2024	$	22,916
Accretion expense	107

Balance at March 31, 2024	$	23,023

The Company is required to provide the Massachusetts Department of Public Health financial assurance demonstrating the Company’s ability to fund the decommissioning of its North Billerica, Massachusetts production facility upon closure. The Company has provided this financial assurance in the form of a $30.3 million surety bond.