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05.09.12 China could take key role in UK nuclear infrastructure through Hinkley Point

Wednesday, 05 September 2012 09:43

Key words: Hinkley Point,EDF, Nuclear infrastructure, China

EDF has been holding talks with China about sharing the soaring cost of building £10bn worth of new reactors at Hinkley Point, Somerset.

The move underlines growing pressure on the French company's internal finances and has reignited a fractious debate about Communist state-run businesses playing a critical role in sensitive western energy infrastructure.

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