Source · Select Committees · Public Accounts Committee
Recommendation 9
9
Not Addressed
The estimated cost of decommissioning the AGR stations, plus the PWR at Sizewell B, increased...
Conclusion
The estimated cost of decommissioning the AGR stations, plus the PWR at Sizewell B, increased from £12.6 billion in 2004–05 to £23.5 billion in 2020–21 in real terms. We asked the Department why the estimated cost of decommissioning the AGRs had increased to such an extent. The Department asserted that decommissioning costs will never be entirely certain as projecting decades into the future carries a degree of risk. It emphasised that circumstances will change and therefore the decommissioning estimate number could move up or down.14
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The government notes the cost increases and refers to its response to recommendation 2.
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Government Response
Not Addressed
HM Government · verbatim extract
Not Addressed
The estimated cost of decommissioning has nearly doubled since 2004–05 and the department agrees that there remains a significant risk that the costs will rise further. Please see response to recommendation 2.
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