Regulators approve design for new nuclear reactors in UK

Madeleine Cuff
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Office for Nuclear Regulation gives Hitachi the green light for its reactor designs, marking a "major leap" forward for planned nuclear plants on Anglesey and Oldbury-on-Severn

Plans to develop a major new nuclear power station on Anglesey took a major step forward yesterday with the news that the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) has approved the designs for the new reactors....

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