The French nuclear watchdog ASN has given its backing to the 3.3 billion euro project which now requires just the signature of the French Prime Minister to go ahead. The plant is just 30 miles from the Jersey shore and Islanders, campaigners and politicians had all raised safety concerns about its proximity to the Island, about insurance, and about evacuation plans for the Channel Islands in the event of a disaster at Flamanville. Senator Frank Walker and assistant Chief Minister Ken Vibert are due in France tomorrow for talks with Normandy politicians, and the new power reactor will be on the agenda.
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