Britain’s Plans for New Nuclear Plant Approach a Decisive Point, 4 Years Late

New York Times: If all goes according to plan, the British energy minister on Tuesday will formally approve construction of the country's first new nuclear power plant in nearly two decades. But little has gone according to plan in this ambitious project, which is already more than four years behind schedule. Although envisioned as a big bet on Britain's clean-energy future, the project has been bogged down in months of dickering between the British government and EDF Energy, the French state-controlled power company...

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