EDF set to give green light to Hinkley Point nuclear project

French energy company widely expected to approve UK’s first new nuclear plant in a generation at board meetingThe French energy company EDF is expected to give the go-ahead for an £18bn nuclear power station at Hinkley Point in Somerset.
EDF’s board will meet in Paris on Thursday and is almost certain to approve the project – the UK’s first new nuclear plant in a generation. Continue reading...