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Nuclear Industry

I am sorry to keep coming back at the hon. Gentleman, but I must point out that the PB Power report of 2005 ““Powering the nation?, to which the Select Committee referred, makes it clear what the costs are. The relevant cost of nuclear energy is 2.8p per kWh. The only sources that are cheaper are without carbon capture: gas and coal with none of the carbon capture. Even gas with carbon capture is more expensive per kilowatt-hour. This is a substantive report by an institute that everyone in the industry respects. I hope that the hon. Gentleman’s party also respects it.