Nuclear Power Technology, Science And Industry News

September 29, 2016

Hinkley Point contract to be signed Thursday
Paris (AFP) Sept 28, 2016
The contract to build Britain's first nuclear power plant in a generation will be signed Thursday in London, a source familiar with the deal said. The scheduling of the signing follows the approval late Tuesday by the board of French energy company EDF of the new conditions set by the British government for the project to go forward. London on September 15 gave the green light for the construction of the Pounds 18 billion (21 billion euro, $23 billion) complex, but set the condition that EDF pledge no ... read more

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