China’s nuclear power firm could be blocked from UK projects
by Jillian Ambrose Energy correspondent from Environment | The Guardian on (#5MK3Q)
Ministers looking at ways to exclude state-owned China General Nuclear from future UK involvement
China's state-owned nuclear energy company could be blocked from building a nuclear reactor due to rising security concerns over Chinese involvement in critical national infrastructure.
Ministers are reportedly looking for ways to move ahead with plans for EDF Energy to build the 20bn Sizewell C nuclear plant on the Suffolk coast without China General Nuclear (CGN), which owns a one-fifth stake in the project.
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