EDF extends life of power stations

Press Association
Updated
Hinkley Point B
Hinkley Point B

Two of the UK's oldest nuclear power stations are to remain in use until at least 2023, EDF Energy has announced.


Hinkley Point B near Bridgwater in Somerset and Hunterston B in North Ayrshire started generation in 1976 but have now been given seven-year extensions to their existing decommissioning dates in 2016.
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