Chinese Nuclear Renaissance at Hinkley Point - a Perspective

Abstract

In October 2015, the British Chancellor of the Exchequer (Finance Minister), George Osborne unveiled the Chinese interest in financing and funding of the Hinkley Point C nuclear power station in the southwest of the United Kingdom (UK). In times of nuclear non-proliferation, heightened concerns about nuclear terrorism and public anxiety over nuclear waste, China’s surge towards nuclear energy is not limited to its own borders but has leaped into Europe.