Reports: Hinkley nuclear plant set for EU thumbs up

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Sources say £16bn nuclear project will get state aid approval in the next few weeks

EU state aid regulators are set to hand the UK's new nuclear programme a major boost by approving the deal to build a £16bn reactor at Hinkley, according to reports today. News agency Reuters has quoted...

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