Cost of nuclear plant clean-up rockets

By Hamish Champ2020-09-11T05:00:00

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National Audit Office says final tally could hit £9bn

The cost of decommissioning 10 Magnox nuclear power stations across the UK has mushroomed by nearly £5bn since the original contract for the work was drawn up in 2014.

According to the National Audit Office (NAO) costs increases of around £3bn since its last report into the work three years ago meant the final bill for cleaning up the Magnox sites and making them safe could reach £8.7bn.

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