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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-21839684

>New nuclear power plant at Hinkley Point C is approved

>The first of a planned new generation of nuclear power plants in the UK has been given approval.

>Energy Secretary Ed Davey told MPs in the Commons that he was granting planning consent for French energy giant EDF to construct Hinkley Point C in Somerset.

>The proposed £14bn power plant would be capable of powering five million homes.

>Mr Davey said the project was "of crucial national importance" but environmental groups reacted angrily.

I'm really really excited. Not only because it's a step toward energy security but because of the potential to get nuclear engineering work experience in the future.

Who are these environmental groups? They need educated.

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