UK nuclear power stations’ decommissioning cost soars to £23.5bn

Failures in government’s investment strategy mean taxpayer has contributed £10.7bn in just two years

The cost of decommissioning the UK’s seven ageing nuclear power stations has nearly doubled to £23.5bn and is likely to rise further, the public accounts committee has said.

The soaring costs of safely decommissioning the advanced gas-cooled reactors (AGRs), including Dungeness B, Hunstanton B and Hinkley B, are being loaded on to the taxpayer, their report said.

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(SOURCE) https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/may/20/uk-nuclear-power-stations-decommissioning-cost

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