HC Deb 13 December 1983 vol 50 c379W
Mr. Norman Atkinson

asked the Secretary of State for Energy if he will substitute environmental criteria in place of economic assessment as the basis for his measurement of performance for nuclear power.

Mr. Giles Shaw

The electricity industry has to meet the environmental requirements of the relevant authorities. The cost of meeting these requirements is, of course, an essential part of the economic appraisal of nuclear power and of its overall costs.