EDF plans £1.3bn investment to extend life of ageing UK nuclear energy fleet

Stuart Stone
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Sizewell B nuclear power station in Suffolk | Credit: EDF
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Sizewell B nuclear power station in Suffolk | Credit: EDF

French energy giant claims fresh funding takes its total investment in UK's nuclear energy fleet to almost £9bn since 2009

EDF Energy has today unveiled plans to ramp up investment in its ageing UK nuclear fleet by a further £1.3bn over the next two years, in a move it said would maintain current electricity output across...

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