Nuclear power plans threatened by European commission investigation

Proposed nuclear reactor in Somerset could be delayed by two years if competition directorate launches full-scale investigation Britain's planned nuclear reactor programme could be delayed for years, and the nation's long-term energy policy thrown into turmoil, as European commission officials launch the first stage of a formal investigation into the use of taxpayer subsidies to support the development. Sources in Brussels have indicated that Britain hopes to win approval for a multibillion-poun...