Toshiba exit could scrap plans for new nuclear power plant in Cumbria

Government urged to seek new investors to save Moorside project as key partner considers leaving consortiumPlans for a new nuclear power station in Cumbria are likely to be scrapped due to a key backer pulling out, creating a major hole in the government’s nuclear strategy.Two industry sources close to the process said Toshiba had privately decided to quit the consortium behind the planned Moorside plant, echoing sources who told Reuters and the Wall Street Journal that the Japanese compan