Critique of the analysis of the National Audit Office published in Nuclear power in the UK

Critique of the analysis of the National Audit Office published in Nuclear power in the UK

The National Audit Office (NAO) scrutinises public spending for Parliament and helps Parliament hold government to account and improve public services. Critique the analysis of the National Audit Office published in Nuclear power in the UK (https://www.nao.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Nuclear-power-in-the-UK.pdf . Focus especially on part 3, Value-for-money risks) using Morgan and Henrion’s (1990) ten golden rules for quantitative policy analysis as the framework.

MUST FOLLOW THE FOLLOWING RULES FOR THE ANALYSIS:
o Do your homework with literature, experts and users
o Let the problem drive the analysis
o Make the analysis as simple as possible, but no simpler
o Identify all significant assumptions
o Be explicit about decision criteria and policy strategies
o Be explicit about uncertainties
o Perform systematic sensitivity analysis and uncertainty analysis
o Iteratively refine the policy statement and the analysis
o Document clearly and completely
o Expose the work to peer review

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