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British Prime Minister David Cameron delivers a speech to workers in the Charge Hall at Hinkley Point B on October 21, 2013, French energy giant EDF said on Monday it had clinched a deal worth £16 billion ($26 billion, 18.9 billion euros) to build Britain's first new nuclear plant for a generation, with Chinese backing. EDF has agreed to construct two nuclear reactors at Hinkley Point C, in southwestern England, alongside French nuclear group Areva and Chinese nuclear firms CGNPC and CNNC. AFP PHOTO / POOL / TIM IRELAND (Photo credit should read Tim Ireland/AFP/Getty Images)

British Prime Minister David Cameron delivers a speech to workers in the Charge Hall at Hinkley Point B on October 21, 2013, French energy giant EDF said on Monday it had clinched a deal worth £16 billion ($26 billion, 18.9 billion euros) to build Britain's first new nuclear plant for a generation, with Chinese backing. EDF has agreed to construct two nuclear reactors at Hinkley Point C, in southwestern England, alongside French nuclear group Areva and Chinese nuclear firms CGNPC and CNNC. AFP PHOTO / POOL / TIM IRELAND        (Photo credit should read Tim Ireland/AFP/Getty Images)