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Hitachi asks Prim Minister May to provide funding for nuclear power project in Wales

Hitachi requests British PM’s support for nuclear plant construction,  (Mainichi Japan)

 LONDON (Kyodo) — Hitachi Ltd. on Thursday requested British Prime Minister Theresa May provide support for the company’s nuclear power plant construction operations in Britain amid swelling costs for a project in Wales, according to sources familiar with the matter.

Meeting with May at her office in London, Hitachi Chairman Hiroaki Nakanishi requested more support from the British government, including direct investment, the sources said. ……

In 2016, Japan and Britain signed a memorandum of understanding to closely cooperate in the nuclear field, a move that would help Japanese companies build nuclear reactors in Britain.

The memorandum covers four areas — reactor decommissioning and decontamination, research and development, security and construction of new reactors. https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20180504/p2g/00m/0bu/073000c

May 5, 2018 - Posted by | politics, UK

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