West Could Host First New Generation Reactor ; the First of a New Wave of Controversial Nuclear Reactors Could Be Built in the Westcountry, After the World's Largest Nuclear Energy Provider Bought Land for the Purpose.

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The first of a new wave of controversial nuclear reactors could be built in the Westcountry, after the world's largest nuclear energy provider bought land for the purpose.

Edf Energy says it is too early to comment on whether a plot near the existing nuclear power station, Hinkley Point B in Somerset, could host the first of the next generation of reactors in the UK. But, as one of only two sites the company has purchased so far, there is a chance that it could be up and running by 2017.

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West Could Host First New Generation Reactor ; the First of a New Wave of Controversial Nuclear Reactors Could Be Built in the Westcountry, After the World's Largest Nuclear Energy Provider Bought Land for the Purpose.

The existing plant, near Bridgwater in Somerset, is expected to close in 2016 - but EDF has earmarked land near the site as a possible site to build one of four new...

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