French Government says Hinkley C will go ahead

• 8 years ago (2016-04-18)
• David Flin

Europe 1089 Nuclear 659

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The French Government has said that it is committed to building the Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant in the UK. There has been uncertainty over whether the state-owned French power company EDF will sign off on the £18 billion project, with EDF’s Chief Financial Officer resigning in March over the potential impact the contract would have on the financial position of the company.

The British Government has insisted that plans to build the Hinkley Point C reactor will go ahead, and repeated its determination to commission additional nuclear plants before 2020.