Energy Bill
10:54 am
Charles Hendry (Shadow Minister, Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform; Wealden, Conservative)
Thank you. Let us move to the nuclear side of things and the other aspect of the energy gap. The Secretary of State has said that he hopes that the first nuclear power plant of a new-build programme could be up and running by 2018. Do those of you in the room—most of the companies that might be interested in building such plants are represented here—think that that is reasonable? What must be done for that to be achieved? What clarity do you need on the price of carbon and on the nuclear waste disposal regime? What further resources does the NII need to be able to approve the different types of reactor that are being submitted? Do you think that the 2018 target is achievable?