Hinkley Point: Nuclear power plant gamble worries economic analysts

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Analysts at stockbroker Liberum Capital said the tie-up with France's EDF will make HinkLey Point the most expensive power station in the world. "Having considered the known terms of the deal, we are flabbergasted that the UK government has committed future generations of consumers to the costs that will flow from this deal," the analysts said. The government gave the go-ahead in October for an EDF-Led consortium to build the HinkLey Point C plant in Somerset. Its two reactors will cost ￡8-billion each and will provide enough power to supply seven per cent of Britain's homes for 60 years.