First British nuclear licence in 25 years

BRITAIN has awarded its first new nuclear power plant site licence for 25 years to French energy giant EDF, which is looking to build a new station in southwest England.

The Office for Nuclear Regulation on Monday granted the licence to NNB Generation Company, a subsidiary of the French utility's British arm EDF Energy, which wants to build a new plant at Hinkley Point on the Somerset coast.

NNB GenCo is planning to build two European pressurised water reactors (EPRs) at Hinkley Point. The ONR is working with the Environment Agency government body to assess the reactor's generic design.
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