Brexit Threatens U.K.’s Nuclear Renaissance Dream, Tories Told
- Rolls-Royce says government may annnounce nuclear winners soon
- Tight migration policies after Brexit may hold back industry
The concrete batching plant stands on the horizon as work recommences at the Hinkley Point C nuclear power station, operated by Electricite de France SA's (EDF), near Bridgwater, U.K., on Sept. 16, 2016.
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Britain’s plan to spend billions of pounds on a fleet of new nuclear reactors could be stopped in their tracks if Prime Minister Theresa May ends the rights of skilled European migrants to work in the nation after it leaves the European Union.
That’s the warning delivered on Monday by Rolls-Royce Holdings Plc and other nuclear energy experts to Conservative Party members at their annual conference in Manchester, northwest England. The company also outlined plans to invest in new modular atomic power plants.