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Legal costs row stalls plan for nuclear power station

A £10bn project to build a nuclear power station in Somerset has stalled, due to a row over £2m of legal costs.

A £10bn project to build a nuclear power station in Somerset has stalled, due to a row over £2m of legal costs between the local council and French energy giant, EDF.

The news follows prime minister David Cameron's promise last weekend of future co-operation between Britain and France over building new power stations in the UK.

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