Thursday, September 15, 2016

UK APPROVES NEW CHINESE-FRENCH NUCLEAR PROJECT

The UK has given final approval for the first new nuclear plant in the country in two decades - to be built with French and Chinese investment.

A decision was postponed in July, but China and France have now been told Hinkley Point in Somerset will go ahead with some new conditions to the deal.

Critics of the Hinkley project raised concerns about national security and the cost of the energy that will be generated.

UK correspondent Olly Barratt says the national security issue was key.

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UK correspondent Olly Barratt says China had been concerned about the delayed decision.

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