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Middle East joins the throng marketing nuclear reactors to Britain

Wylfa: Chinese, US and Mid East investors ‘may bid for Horizon Nuclear Power’   BBC News North West Wales, 6 May 12 Investors from Chinese, America and Middle East are the latest said to be interested in a bid to build a new nuclear reactor on Anglesey.

Last month Russian state-owned Rosatom was reported to be interested in buying Horizon Nuclear Power to build a replacement for ageing Wylfa reactors.

German owners E.ON and RWE npower have shelved the £8bn plan.

News agency Reuters has quoted industry sources saying the other investors are also interested in Horizon…  “There are five groups interested overall,” said the source , who Reuters said had direct knowledge of the deals but who asked not to be identified…. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-west-wales-17977739

May 7, 2012 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | marketing, UK