Opinion: The UK’s nuclear plan is a financial, environmental and political risk
If the UK government thinks the RAB model will solve all its nuclear power problems, it may have a nasty surprise coming its way.
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Jon Whiteaker
Jon Whiteaker is a senior editor at Investment Monitor focusing on FDI in the energy sector. He is also Middle East and Africa editor. He joined from Euromoney Institutional Investor. He has been a business and finance journalist for more than a decade, five of which he spent as the editor of IJGlobal – a leading news and data title covering energy and infrastructure finance. Jon has reported on transactions and investment trends across all continents and is an experienced leader and participant in industry events.
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