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As long as UK tax-payer coughs up, £20bn Hitachi nuclear plant looks set to be built in Wales

New £20bn Hitachi nuclear plant looks set to be built in Wales – with taxpayer funding, Compelo.comBy Felix Todd, 31 May 18, 

Japanese multinational conglomerate Hitachi has been in talks with UK Government concerning the construction of its nuclear plant in Anglesey, Wales – which, despite local protesters, appears to have been given the go ahead at the cost of the taxpayer

UK Government ministers are reportedly planning to pay £15bn worth of taxes to aid the construction cost of Japanese multinational Hitachi’s proposed nuclear power plant in north Wales.

The news comes as a hammer blow to those opposed to the plant’s construction in Wylfa Newydd, including Welsh protesters from the group Pawb (People against Wylfa B), who went to Japan earlier this week to voice their opposition.

Their concerns were merited by local councillors, who suggested in March that the project – which has a total cost of about £20bn – could lead to an increase in homelessness.

……. Plans for a similar plant in Hinkley Point, Somerset, were delayed last July for 15 months and the total cost was increased by £2.2bn – bringing it to a total of more £20.3bn, more or less in line with the Hitachi project. https://www.compelo.com/20bn-hitachi-wales-nuclear-plant/

June 1, 2018 - Posted by | general

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