Emmanuel Macron, the French Economy Minister, said that France is committed to supporting the £18 billion nuclear power station planned for construction by EDF at Hinkley Point C in the UK, but that no final decision will be made before September.
Bechtel has announced that it will join forces with BWX Technologies to accelerate development of a factory-built nuclear reactor with the goal of producing the world’s first viable Generation III plus plus modular nuclear power plants.
EDF is under pressure to abandon or delay building Hinkley Point C, the flagship of the UK Government’s plan to provide generating capacity for 2025.