Clark: Hinkley to herald a 'new era of UK nuclear power'

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Clark: Hinkley to herald a 'new era of UK nuclear power'

Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy points to new wave of UK nuclear plants in address to MPs

The government's decision to give the green light to the controversial Hinkley Point C project in Somerset "will inaugurate a new era of UK nuclear power", according to Secretary of State for Business,...

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