Labour vows not to renegotiate EDF nuclear power station deal

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Shadow energy chief Caroline Flint rules out reworking controversial £16bn deal for building Hinkley Point C plant

Labour will not renegotiate the contract with the French-owned EDF Energy that will deliver Britain's first new nuclear power station in a generation despite concerns over the price paid for the electricity it will produce, the shadow energy secretary, Caroline Flint, has said.

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Asked on BBC One's Andrew Marr Show if Labour would revisit the deal, Flint said: "No. We're supporting the contract because we believe in the long run that actually it's important, we hope that actually this is the first of many new nuclear builds and actually as we go forward the cost will come down.

"But it's important to recognise that when you look at the unit cost of electricity generated by nuclear it actually works out cheaper than other forms of renewable energy."

http://www.theguardian.com/business/2014/feb/23/labour-edf-nuclear-power-deal-hinkley

[Altair_IV]

1. Thank you

FBAggins,

Thank you for bring this to our attention. Also "Thank You" for your informed discussions on the nuclear energy subject and your honest use of truly accurate information sources. I see so much propaganda being cited and the dishonesty of the propagandists is a true anathema to any legitimate scientist.

Altair_IV