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Nuclear financing watchdog established – ClimateChangeCorp.com

Nuclear financing watchdog established Climate Change Corp 7 Apr 2009 | Author: Jeanette Wiemers,

|Board will ensure that public doesn’t shoulder costs for nuclear cleanupThe UK government announced the members of its Nuclear Liabilities Financing Assurance Board, which will examine plans for financing nuclear waste cleanup from power stations, in an effort to keep taxpayers from having to bear the costs. Energy and Climate Change Minister Mike O’Brien said the Board will be yet another protection to ensure that taxpayers are protected from the costs of decommissioning and waste disposal from new nuclear power stations, and that the Board’s diverse membership will help to provide independent scrutiny and advice on the issue.

Nuclear financing watchdog established – ClimateChangeCorp.com

April 8, 2009 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | business and costs, UK