The chief financial officer of French energy giant EDF, Thomas Piquemal, has resigned over a disagreement about the feasibility of an ambitious project to build Britain’s first new nuclear power plant in decades, a source close to the matter told AFP on Sunday, confirming a Bloomberg report.
“The chief financial officer presented his resignation last week to Jean-Bernard Levy (CEO) because of a disagreement over Hinkley Point,” the source said.
Construction estimates for the two new reactors have reached a staggering 18 billion pounds, which translates to 25 billion dollars.
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