The cost of building two needed new lines to Iran has been estimated at more than $1.5 billion.

The cost to taxpayers, some officials believe, will need to double.

The costs involved will also need to be taken into account.

Still, he said, those costs need to fall below 9 percent for the company to thrive.

The estimated cost of everything needed or wanted was $10 million, at first.

"The costs need to be spread across the board," he said.

High cost alone need not rule out action, of course, if the alternative is catastrophe.

But in order to make it profitable, the cost would need to be reduced to $169 million.

These costs need to be included in environmental management accounts.

These costs need to be considered and added to the pot.