Hinkley Point C: should the £18bn nuclear power station be built?

EDF’s decision to go ahead with UK’s first new nuclear plant in a generation comes after years of debate about its pros and consThe French energy company EDF’s decision to go ahead with the construction of an £18bn nuclear power station at Hinkley Point in Somerset is nothing if not controversial.A debate has raged about the merits of the project for a decade, with the following some of the key arguments for and against. Continue reading...