British Energy CEO: Operational Life of U.K. Power Stations Must Be Extended

From Reuters:

The lives of Britain's nuclear power stations must be extended where possible to meet the country's needs for CO2-free power, the chief executive of British Energy said on Tuesday.

"I think it's imperative that we maximise the stations we have," Bill Coley told Reuters on the sidelines of the Unite Nuclear New Build conference in London.

"I'm talking about extending their lives -- not just British Energy's stations, but all the stations in the UK."

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