Wylfa talks with China denied

THE firm behind a multi billion pound nuclear plant has denied reports that it plans to sell the Anglesey site to a Chinese corporation.

According to reports over the weekend, the US government has warned Hitachi, the parent company of Horizon Nuclear Power, not to sell the Wylfa Newydd site to the Chinese government.

The Times reported the intervention as a sign of escalating tensions between America and China.

But when contacted, a spokesman for Horizon Nuclear Power said: “We don’t comment on speculation.

“Our focus remains on securing the conditions necessary to restart this crucial project, which would bring transformative economic benefits to the region and play a huge role in helping deliver the UK’s climate change commitments.”

Such claims were reinforced by Hitachi, who told the Reuters news agency “We are not aware of any plans to sell the project to China.”

Work on the project,was put on hold last year after the firm failed to reach a funding agreement with the UK government.