EDF's Hinkley Point nuclear plan in spotlight as CFO quits

By Benjamin Mallet and Geert De Clercq PARIS (Reuters) - French utility EDF's plans to build a nuclear power station in Britain came under renewed pressure on Monday after its finance director quit over the risk he sees to the company's future. Reacting to the shock resignation, EDF reaffirmed its plan to go ahead with the £18 billion Hinkley Point project in southwest England. Developed as a partnership between state-controlled EDF and Chinese group CGN, the plan to build two 1,650-megawa