Brexit May Threaten Cancer Treatments and Hinkley Point Plant
- Head of nuclear lobby warns against the U.K. leaving Euratom
- Shipments of radiotherapy treatments, reactor parts at risk
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With Brexit the U.K. will pull out of the little-known European Atomic Energy Community and with that come some unintended consequences. Experts say it could threaten everything from cancer treatments to the integrity of nuclear power plants.
Prime Minister Theresa May is preparing to trigger Britain’s exit from the European Union by the end of March and the draft law allowing her to do so also includes provisions to exit Euratom.