Britain’s nuclear energy future in jeopardy

Hitachi set to suspend work on £16bn reactor, leaving Hinkley Point as the only new UK plant still being built

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The Wylfa nuclear power station in Tregele, Anglesey
(Image credit: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Japanese firm Hitachi is set to cancel a £16 billion nuclear power station in Wales, leaving the long-term future of Britain’s energy sector in jeopardy.

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