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EU to rule on controversial British nuclear deal this year
EU to rule on controversial British nuclear deal this year
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...The legal discussion partly hinges on whether the two planned reactors can be considered to provide a "service of general economic interest". The Commission said it would not be appropriate to attach public service obligations to an activity already provided by operators under normal market conditions.
It points to British nuclear plants which operate commercially without state support, as well as to two Areva-designed EPR reactors - similar to the ones being planned for Hinkley Point - being built in Olkiluoto, Finland and Flamanville, France, without state support.
The Commission also questioned the nuclear project's decarbonisation claims.
While certain generation technologies emit less carbon emissions, their impact on the environment might nonetheless be considered substantial, it said, citing storage of radioactive waste and the potential for accidents.
For Britain, the Hinkley Point C project ...
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...The legal discussion partly hinges on whether the two planned reactors can be considered to provide a "service of general economic interest". The Commission said it would not be appropriate to attach public service obligations to an activity already provided by operators under normal market conditions.
It points to British nuclear plants which operate commercially without state support, as well as to two Areva-designed EPR reactors - similar to the ones being planned for Hinkley Point - being built in Olkiluoto, Finland and Flamanville, France, without state support.
The Commission also questioned the nuclear project's decarbonisation claims.
While certain generation technologies emit less carbon emissions, their impact on the environment might nonetheless be considered substantial, it said, citing storage of radioactive waste and the potential for accidents.
For Britain, the Hinkley Point C project ...
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/02/07/eu-hinkley-idUSL5N0LC28L20140207
