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Up to date costs of Sizewell C nuclear are over  £40 billion, not the  £20 billion quoted.

 Letter: Dr Sarah Darby, Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford.

Nuclear power’s bill: You cite the estimated cost of Sizewell C
nuclear power station as £20 billion (“Starmer powers ahead with plan
for new nuclear plant”, news, Apr 10). But this was the original estimate
and is a long way from the more recent figure of £40 billion, which itself
is well below any final sum once the costs of capital, decommissioning and
disposal are factored in.

The prime minister and the power company EDF
appear determined to see nimbyism as the main obstacle to nuclear power.
Yet the laws of physics and the experience of engineers tell us that
nuclear plants remain a complex, risky, time-consuming and expensive method
of producing steam to run turbines. It is not too late to steer the funding
in more productive directions. As industrialists and policymakers
increasingly recognise, renewables, efficiency and storage offer attractive
options for meeting our energy needs.

 Times 12th April 2025 https://www.thetimes.com/comment/letters-to-editor/article/times-letters-tariffs-backdown-america-donald-trump-lrmsg87k6

April 14, 2025 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | business and costs, UK