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Reports: Coronavirus forces EDF to delay application for new UK nuclear plant

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clock 27 March 2020 •
The new nuclear project would be located next to EDF's existing Sizewell B plant | Credit: John Fielding
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The new nuclear project would be located next to EDF's existing Sizewell B plant | Credit: John Fielding

French energy giant looks set to lodge plans to build Sizewell C nuclear power station in Suffolk later than planned

EDF's ambitions to build another new nuclear power station in the UK have been paused as the country grapples with the coronavirus crisis, with the French energy giant yesterday confirming it has postponed...

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