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The new UK nuclear power programme - A fit for nuclear and a blueprint for illegal state aid?

AuteurS.Thomas, Fouquet, European Greens
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Datumdecember 2012
Classificatie 2.05.0.00/58 (GROOT-BRITTANNIË - ALGEMEEN)
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Uit de publicatie:

Part 1 The new UK nuclear power programme (Steve Thomas)

A. Introduction

In 2006, the British government announced its intention to start a new programme of 
nuclear power plants in the UK. However, it promised that the programme would be 
driven by the market with competition between vendors and between different 
owners and it was adamant that no public subsidies would be provided. However, 
in 2010, it instigated a process known as Electricity Market Reform (EMR) that 
resulted in an acknowledgement by government that subsidies were available. 
Competition between vendors and between owners has failed to materialise. The 
result is that by December 2012, the government was in bilateral negotiations with 
Electricité de France (EDF) over the terms of a long-term power purchase agreement 
for power from the Areva European Pressurised water Reactor (EPR).

Note that the nuclear programme has spanned three governments, the Labour 
government led by Tony Blair (2006-08), the Labour government led by Gordon 
Brown (2008-10) and the coalition Conservative/Liberal Democrat government of 
2010 onwards. However, policy on the nuclear programme has not been a party 
political issue and none of the changes in the programme can be attributed to 
changes in government

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