Malcolm Wickes the energy minister today said that he would not rule out nuclear being included in the Renewable Obligation. This has meant that the obligation will pay for renewables and nuclear. It seems ironic that the RO was introduced to replace the fossil fuel levy and the climate change levy all designed to pay for nuclear decommissioning. This is something which the government are keen to drip feed into the media.

The arguments for nuclear are very strong if one considers the pressure that the security of supply is under and meeting emissions targets. Nuclear is almost certainly the answer, the problem is that it is rarely costed properly because the decommissioning costs are not accounted for.