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EDF 'not looking' at Wylfa Newydd nuclear site

The French energy giant did though say the Anglesey site remains the best in the º£½ÇÊÓÆµ

Wylfa Newydd, latest CGI image of planned nuclear site(Image: Horizon Nuclear Power )

Nuclear developer EDF says it's "not looking" at the Wylfa Newydd site but that it remains the “best site" in the º£½ÇÊÓÆµ.

The French firm - developing Hinkley Point C in Somerset - said the island development is attractive to investors.

But they told the New Civil Engineer they were focused on their own projects.

(Image: Getty Images)

 

The £12bn Anglesey scheme has been on hold since January when Hitachi suspended the project after failing to reach a suitable funding agreement with the º£½ÇÊÓÆµ Government.

But the application for a Development Consent Order continued with a result expected on or before October 23.

Business and Energy Secretary Andrea Leadsom will announce the decision, with Hitachi subsidery Horizon Nuclear Power hoping a positive result could help their case to secure investment.

Wylfa nuclear power station

 

EDF head of communications David Eccles told : “Wylfa is the best site people say [for a new reactor].

“From a technological and geological point of view it is the best site in the United Kingdom.