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Nuclear Industry

I should be grateful to receive the document, although I cannot see what relevance such information has to my point about security of supply. The nuclear industry has an appalling record of cost overruns. As many people have said, the nuclear industry runs as much on optimism as it does on uranium. The famous and heavily state-supported Finnish reactor to which reference has been made is already €600 million over budget and 18 months beyond its schedule. No British nuclear project has ever come in both on budget and on time. In addition, the industry has a record of secrecy.