Tuesday, 27 May 2008

Nuclear clean-up costs 'to soar'

The cost of cleaning-up the UK's ageing nuclear facilities, including some described as "dangerous", looks set to rise above £73bn, the BBC has learned.A senior official at the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority said the bill would rise by billions of pounds. Nineteen sites across the country, some dating from the 1950s, are due to be dismantled in the coming decades.

BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Nuclear clean-up costs 'to soar'