Compares removing hazardous materials now with managing them in place and removing them later at an escalated cost. Costs are indicative register estimates and present values use the discount rate below.

Cumulative cost by scenario Nominal $, escalated

Risk-based programme cash flow Removal + management by year, by type

Present value by hazmat type

Scenarios explained

Item-level comparison

Saving = PV of managing and removing later minus removing now. A positive saving means removing now is cheaper.