CGN powers up with big UK changes

Formation of trio of new companies part of thrust to expand in Britain

China's goal of boosting its nuclear technology sector took a major step forward on Wednesday, with the creation of three significant new companies in the United Kingdom by China General Nuclear Power Corp.

The entities are: Bradwell Power Corp, which will be responsible for the 100 percent Chinese-built Bradwell B nuclear plant; General Nuclear System Ltd, which will shepherd China's Hualong technology through the five-year UK approval process; and the revamped General Nuclear International, which will manage CGN's projects in the UK.