EDF board member resigns ahead of Hinkley Point vote

By Geert De Clercq PARIS (Reuters) - An EDF board member has quit ahead of a vote expected to give the French utility the go-ahead to build the Hinkley Point nuclear plant in Britain, saying the project is financially risky and will lead France further away from renewable energy. One of 18 board members, Gerard Magnin was the only one with a background in alternative energy and his appointment in 2014 had been seen as a sign that the French government - which owns 85 percent of EDF - would steer