Shock as Britain opts to review Hinkley Point nuclear plan
irishtimes.com – 29/07/2016
Shock as Britain opts to review Hinkley Point nuclear plan
Britain is to conduct a new review into a project led by French energy company EDF to build two new nuclear reactors, which would be the country’s first new nuclear plant in decades. EDF’s board narrowly voted to proceed with the Hinkley Point C project on Thursday but in a surprise move, British prime minister Theresa May said the government wanted to give the project further consideration. “The UK needs a reliable and secure energy supply and the government believes that nuclear energy is an important part of the mix,” business and energy secretary Greg Clark said in a statement shortly after EDF gave its go-ahead to the project.
