Spending cuts had led to uncertainty over £20bn plans for two France-supplied EPR units
The UK has given the go-ahead for new nuclear at Sizewell C in Suffolk, southeast England, with chancellor Jeremy Hunt confirming £700m (€799m, $824m) in support for what would be “the first state-backed nuclear power station for 30 years”.
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