Britain, France Ink Bilateral Nuclear Energy Agreement

From the Guardian (U.K.):

Tony Blair has sealed an agreement with France to share expertise on nuclear power.

It is the latest signal that he is planning to give the green light to a new generation of atomic power plants in the UK.

At the annual Franco-British summit in Paris, Mr Blair and French President Jacques Chirac agreed to set up a bilateral nuclear forum to bring together ministers, business and experts from either side of the Channel.

The move will be seen as further confirmation that the Government's upcoming energy review will pave the way for the construction of a dozen or more power plants to replace the UK's ageing reactors.

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Matthew66 said…

I am sure it is no coincidence that the new EPR for France is going to be built across the coast from the UK in Flamanville, Normandy. I wouldn't be at all surprised if EDF has a view to exporting electricity from the new reactor to the UK market. Despite what anti-nuclear activists think, the UK will get a lot of its future electricity needs from nuclear. The only question is whether the reactors are in France or in Britain. If they're in Britain the security of supply is assured, if in France, Britain will be at the mercy of a country that is traditionally hostile to it.

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