Licence granted for nuclear power plant

THE first new site licence to be granted for a UK nuclear power station for 25 years has been issued for EDF energy’s planned Hinkley Point plant.

By The Newsroom

Published 27th Nov 2012, 00:00 BST

NNB Generation Company (NNB GenCo), a subsidiary of the French energy giant wants to build a new nuclear power station on the Somerset site.