Oral question asked in the House of Commons, by John Barrett (Liberal Democrat). It was answered on Thursday, 5 November 2009 on behalf of the Department of Energy and Climate Change.
Nuclear Waste
- Question
- Does the Minister accept that when the full costs of disposing of nuclear waste are taken into consideration, electricity generation by nuclear power proves to be a very expensive option?
- Answer
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The hon. Gentleman must make a distinction between the historical cost, which we as a nation are picking up and our taxpayers are paying, and the future cost, which we will require the energy companies to cover in their propositions. They will make the decision whether it is economic to go forward on that basis, and so far some of those companies have made decisions totalling £13 billion of investment in new nuclear in this country.
Secondary information
- Type
- Oral question
- Reference
- 498 c986
- Session
- 2008-09
- Oral question type
- 1st Supplementary
- Chamber / Committee
- House of Commons chamber
- Subjects
- Radioactive waste Waste management
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- View this Oral question on www.publications.parliament.uk
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