Disarray in EDF board ahead of Hinkley point decision

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Key trade union publishes list of challenges over the financial and strategic viability of the nuclear plant

A trade union represented on EDF's board has raised a set of last-minute doubts ahead of the company's final decision on whether to build the Hinkley Point nuclear plant in Somerset. The CFE-CGC, a...

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