Britain Charts Way to Wider Nuclear Investment

New York Times: Britain announced plans Tuesday to finance a new generation of nuclear power plants and renewable energy facilities in a move that illustrates divergent energy policies within the European Union as it grapples with the challenge of reconciling economic and environmental objectives. While Germany intends to phase out nuclear power and France's new president, François Hollande, aims to reduce his country's reliance on it, the British government appears to be moving in the opposite direction with its...

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