Hinkley Point nuclear reactor: insurance for the future or expensive gamble?

Does the price per MW hour, which will increase in line with CPI, agreed by the government with the energy companies represent good value for British households?

The announcement that China is backing the first British nuclear power station in a generation, at Hinkley Point in Somerset, will stoke the debate over the plant's cost. Despite the involvement of two state-owned companies - France's EdF and China's CGN - British energy users will have to make a substantial contribution too.