GALWAY, IRELAND — (Marketwire) — 08/03/11 — Written by Martin Lynch, European News Editor for Industrial Info (Galway, Ireland) — EDF Energy has moved ahead with plans to construct the first nuclear power plant in the U.K. for more than 20 years.
Last week, the U.K. arm of (EPA:EDF) (Paris) received the go ahead for preparatory work to start at the Hinkley Point C site from West Somerset District Council, and it has followed that up by applying for the licences needed to build, commission, operate and decommission a nuclear power station. Specifically, with its partner (PINK:CPYYY) (Windsor, England), the company has applied for a Nuclear Site Licence, to be assessed by the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR), alongside applications for Environmental Permits, to be assessed by the Environment Agency.
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