Reports: EDF readies plans for £16bn Sizewell C nuclear plant

Michael Holder
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French-owned energy giant reportedly plotting new nuclear power station in Suffolk in partnership with China's CGN

EDF is gearing up to formally submit plans for a new £16bn-£20bn nuclear power station at Sizewell in Suffolk within weeks, which if approved could generate enough energy for around six million UK homes,...

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