So far, the Government has not published financial figures which allow the cost of this risk transfer to be known. The Government must publish figures, before signing contracts for new gigawatt-scale nuclear, which allow a proper assessment of value for money to be made, including setting out the level and potential cost of construction risk to be borne by the consumer or taxpayer.

So far, the Government has not published financial figures which allow the cost of this risk transfer to be known. The Government must publish figures, before signing contracts for new gigawatt-scale nuclear, which allow a proper assessment of value for money to be made, including setting out the level and potential cost of construction risk to be borne by the consumer or taxpayer. Type: recommendation | Number: 41 | Paragraph: 219 | Response status: under_consideration Government response: The capital costs for Sizewell C are subject to continued scrutiny and due diligence, and are taken account of as part of value for money approvals. During passage of the Act, the Government committed to publish value for money assessments “at two key points in the approval process: both when design