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EDF’s board of directors approve the final investment decision for Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant in UK
French electricity giant EDF made the final investment decision to build the two nuclear reactors at Hinkley Point C in Somerset, in south-west England.
read more... 01/08/2016
NuGen to defer the Moorside nuclear plant to 2025
The first reactor at the Moorside nuclear plant which NuGen is planning to build in Cumbria, in Great Britain will be delayed until “the end of 2025” and not in 2024 as previously expected.
read more... 20/05/2016
EDF: Hinkley Point equity cost might increase to 21 billion pounds
French utility EDF declared on Thursday that contingency margins on its project to construct two nuclear reactors in Hinkley Point, Britain might raise the cost by around three billion pounds to approximately 21 billion pounds ($30.27 billion).
read more... 12/05/2016
Vattenfall demands Sweden to abolish nuclear tax to save reactors
State-owned Swedish utility Vattenfall called on Wednesday to end tax on nuclear power in Sweden to avoid early closure of its loss-making nuclear reactors and probable increase in electricity prices.
read more... 28/04/2016
Germany urges Belgium to dismantle two nuclear reactors close to its border
German Environment Minister Barbara Hendricks has asked Belgium to shut down two nuclear reactors temporarily because of concerns over safety.
read more... 21/04/2016