Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate she has made of the cost of decommissioning and long-term radioactive waste management at the planned Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant.

The estimated decommissioning and long-term radioactive waste management costs for the Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant have been provided by NNB Generation Ltd and reviewed by the Department.

Based on these estimates, we anticipate that the costs will account for around £2 per megawatt hour of the strike price for this power station.