UK nuclear decommissioning debacle costs government nearly £100m
by Adam Vaughan from on (#2H6R6)
Business secretary orders inquiry into flawed tendering process for dismantling old reactors at 12 sites as US firms get paid for out of court settlement
The government has been forced to pay nearly 100m in a settlement with two US companies for mishandling the way it awarded a 6.1bn nuclear decommissioning contract.
Ministers have ordered an inquiry headed by the former boss of National Grid to find out why the procurement process was so flawed. Labour said the payout showed "dramatic levels of incompetence".
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