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New investment sought for Hinkley Point C as French twin nuclear reactor switched on

 A FRENCH nuclear reactor which is a twin of Hinkley Point C has become
operational – 12 years later than originally planned. The Flamanville-3 EPR
nuclear reactor, in Normandy, is the same design as the two reactors being
built on the Hinkley C site, Britain’s first new nuclear power station in
a generation.

It comes as owner EDF is reported to be seeking investors to
put £4billion into Hinkley C to replace funding lost when China General
Nuclear Power Group (CGN) pulled out of a partnership deal amid
deteriorating relationships between the UK and China. CGN had owned a
minority 32 per cent of the Hinkley project but was upset when the
Government stopped it being a partner in EDF’s next planned UK reactor,
Sizewell C, in Suffolk, because of national security concerns.

 West Somerset Free Press 15th Oct 2024
https://www.wsfp.co.uk/news/new-investment-sought-for-hinkley-point-c-as-french-twin-nuclear-reactor-switched-on-730146

October 18, 2024 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Uncategorized