UK nuclear power stations’ decommissioning cost soars to £23.5bn

Failures in government's investment strategy mean taxpayer has contributed 10.7bn in just two years

The cost of decommissioning the UK's seven ageing nuclear power stations has nearly doubled to 23.5bn and is likely to rise further, the public accounts committee has said.

The soaring costs of safely decommissioning the advanced gas-cooled reactors (AGRs), including Dungeness B, Hunterston B and Hinkley B, are being loaded on to the taxpayer, their report said.