Nuclear waste cost warning

ENERGY companies would be expected to pay "their full share" of the cost of long-term management of nuclear waste if Britain's next generation of such plants gets the go-ahead, the UK government signalled yesterday.

A decision on whether to approve more nuclear power stations is expected to be announced on Thursday.

But a spokesman for the Prime Minister said firms building new nuclear stations – if given the go-ahead – would be expected to fully fund decommissioning.