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September 30, 2016

Deal signed for giant UK nuclear project
London (AFP) Sept 29, 2016
The contract for a French-Chinese consortium to build Britain's first nuclear plant in a generation was signed on Thursday at a low-key ceremony, after a string of controversies threatened to scupper the huge deal. The British government had delayed agreement over concerns about China's involvement, while there were also questions about how the French state-owned power giant EDF would fund the construction of Hinkley Point. The contracts marked "a significant step forward for a new era of nuclea ... read more

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