Energy Secretary Ed Miliband welcomed the news as a "major milestone", while bosses said they had been 

Final funding agreed for £38bn Sizewell C nuclear plant

The news provides security for hundreds of jobs in the Teesside area for the next three years.

Hartlepool nuclear plant given 12-month extension to operate until 2028

The company's previous plans to create salt marshes along the River Severn have been paused. 

EDF halts Hinkley Point C salt marsh plans

Lily Hewlett, 10, from Westbury-on-Severn

EDF wants to create a salt marsh to compensate for the environmental impact of its new nuclear power station

Ten-year-old writes to EDF asking them to not take family farm land

The boss of a Somerset nuclear power station says his staff still have long futures in the industry, despite Hinkley Point B’s life coming to an end.

Inside Hinkley Point B as power station's life comes to an end

Campaigners sitting in church pews listening to someone talk from a lectern

A campaign group has encouraged anyone interested to comment on plans to build a new nuclear power station at Sizewell on the Suffolk coast before a deadline is reached at the end of September.

Campaigners call on all residents to comment on Sizewell C plans before deadline

The cost of building the new nuclear power station at Hinkley is estimated to increase by between £1.9 billion and £2.9 billion.


Nuclear power station costs continue to mount

Thomas Piquemal has resigned ahead of a final decision on the company's planned financial investment in the £18bn nuclear power plant.

EDF's chief financial officer 'quits' over Hinkley Point

What's happening to EDF's Hinkley ambitions? Full year results today and still no final investment decision.

Still no Hinkley nuclear deal but life in old fleet yet

Households in the East Midlands could see the highest rises in energy prices when fixed fuel tariffs from some providers expire this month.

East Midlands could be hit hardest in energy price rises

The final of the 'Big 6' energy firms to cut prices - EDF - has announced it is reducing gas tariffs by just 1.3%.

EDF defends its 1.3% price drop

EDF are preparing to build new nuclear reactors at Hinkley which could help growth and create 25,000 jobs, but the deal is in the balance.

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