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LIVINGSTON, Scotland, Nov. 15 (UPI) -- British Energy plans to build two new next-generation nuclear plants.
Bill Coley, chief executive of British Energy, said Wednesday he expects to announce by the end of the year the industrial partners with whom he will bid to build the plants.
Despite the new plans, the company has been unable to say when four of its currently shut-down nuclear reactors will be brought back online, according to The Independent.
"We have been in discussion with more than 10 entities about possible partnerships, and we'll be able to give an indication of the nature of one, possibly two, by next month," Coley said.
Analysts have estimated that the reactors will be out of commission for up to five months.
"We are very early into this. We are in the process of inspections. We are going to do several thousand radio-graphs of the BCUs (boiler closure units) on each of the reactors. Our people are working 24 hours a day, seven days a week on this, but it is still too early to tell how long it will be," Coley said.
New funding for nuclear projects, as well as other bills to reduce carbon emissions, was announced last week by Prime Minister Gordon Brown.
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