Britain's nuclear future

Published: March 30, 2017, 7:30 p.m.

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Britain's multi-billion pound nuclear dream. EDF is building the country's first new nuclear power station in decades at Hinkley Point C in Somerset. But that's just the start. Two other companies also have dreams of bringing nuclear to sites in Cumbria and on Anglesey. But the financing and logistics of these projects are tough. Power stations cost billions to build and investors won't see returns for more than five years. Critics of the nuclear option argue that renewables - wind and solar power - would be a better option to generate electricity. Just what are the options and the costs involved? Three nuclear rivals join Evan Davis.

Guests:\\nHumphrey Cadoux-Hudson, managing director, nuclear new build, EDF Energy UK\\nDuncan Hawthorne, chief executive, Horizon Nuclear Power\\nTom Samson, chief executive, NuGeneration Nuclear Power\\nDame Sue Ion, chair of the Nuclear Innovation and Research Advisory Board.

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