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Graham Evans: To ask the
Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what criteria have
been set for companies investing in new build nuclear power plants.
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Charles Hendry: Government's
position on new nuclear power is clear. It is for the private sector
energy companies to construct, operate and decommission new nuclear
power plants, as long as they are subject to the normal planning process
for major projects and that they receive no
public subsidy. Operator's plans will also have to satisfy the
independent safety regulators. The Government will complete the drafting
of the Nuclear National Policy Statement and put it before Parliament
which if approved will clear the way for planning applications for new
nuclear. |