A RECOMMENDATION that the estimated price of electricity from new nuclear
power stations should include the costs of possible accidents was removed from
the British government’s energy review before it was published.
Critics claim that the review, chaired by the pro-nuclear energy minister
Brian Wilson, was doctored to make it more sympathetic to the nuclear industry.
“Someone has tried to squash the insurance issue, and it raises a lot of
questions about the review process,” says Jon Gibbins of Imperial College
London, who has been researching nuclear insurance. The allegation is due to be
investigated by the House of Commons…
