Chinese and French firms in new reactors bid

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Chinese and French firms in new reactors bid

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BBC News - 09/07/12

New nuclear power stations could be built on Anglesey and near Bristol by a joint French and Chinese group.

The Areva group and China Guangdong Nuclear Power Corporation (CGNPC) group are to bid for the Horizon project.

In one of the UK's biggest nuclear projects, Horizon Nuclear Power plans to build new plants at Wylfa on Anglesey and at Oldbury near Bristol.

The withdrawal of previous backers had left the projects in doubt and Horizon has since been put up for sale.

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