On the bright side, it may spur the development of next generation nuclear power plants...
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EDF, one of the biggest nuclear power groups in the world and the only bidder to have tabled an offer by the 9 May deadline, is seen as the frontrunner. British Energy is attractive to companies keen on increasing their exposure to nuclear generation in the UK because it owns the sites where all of the country's active nuclear reactors are now located, sites seen as the most desirable for newly built reactors.
The Government has expressed its desire for a new generation of nuclear reactors to be built, the first European government in years to do so. The UK is thus seen by the nuclear industry as a proving ground that will help position them for expected nuclear revivals in other countries.
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(Puts on flameproof suit...)
