UK to ink nuclear cooperation deal with France

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Agreement could eventually result in investment of up to £60bn and the creation of 30,000 jobs, says Cameron

David Cameron will today sign a landmark deal to strengthen nuclear power cooperation with France that could provide a major boost to the UK's proposed fleet of new reactors. The government claimed...

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