Nuclear industry warns UK must avoid 'cliff edge' over Brexit

Leaving Euratom treaty without new deals would have dramatic impact on Hinkley Point C and other stations, says NIA

The UK nuclear industry has issued its strongest warning yet to ministers on the problems it faces if the government is unable to strike new international atomic power deals during Brexit talks.

Failure to put in place alternative arrangements to replace the existing European nuclear treaty, Euratom, which the UK is quitting as part of the article 50 process, would have a "dramatic impact" on Hinkley Point C and other new power stations around the country, the industry said.