Reports: Hitachi to buy Horizon nuclear projects

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Japanese company will reportedly complete a deal for two planned new reactor site within a few days

Hitachi has won the race to purchase the UK's Horizon nuclear venture, after fending off competition from Westinghouse Electric, according to reports circulating yesterday. News agency Bloomberg reported...

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