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\u00c2\u00a0Today\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s (September 15) decision by Theresa May to approve the\u00c2\u00a0 go-ahead for the Hinkley Point nuclear power station has been hailed as\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u0098historic\u00e2\u20ac\u2122\u00c2\u00a0by Unite.<\/p>\n

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Unite said that the announcement by secretary for business, energy and industrial strategy\u00c2\u00a0Greg Clark, has ended \u00e2\u20ac\u0098a period of unwelcome uncertainty\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 and its members were \u00e2\u20ac\u0098shovel ready\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 to start work on the project which will give a massive boost to employment in the south west.<\/p>\n

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\u00e2\u20ac\u015bToday\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s historic decision is very welcome,\u00e2\u20ac\u0165 said Unite national officer for energy Kevin Coyne. \u00e2\u20ac\u015bOur members are shovel ready and dead keen to start work on the country\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s first nuclear power station for a generation.<\/p>\n

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\u00e2\u20ac\u015bIt is excellent news that that the uncertainty caused by Theresa May\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s decision to put Hinkley Point \u00e2\u20ac\u0098on hold\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 has now been dispelled and that the government recognises the role of nuclear in a mixed energy economy,\u00e2\u20ac\u0165 he added.<\/p>\n

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\u00e2\u20ac\u015bIt means that the lights will remain on in the UK in the decades ahead and it heralds an economic renaissance for the West Country, with the accompanying creation of thousands of skilled jobs and the positive ripple effects to the supply chain across the UK,\u00e2\u20ac\u0165 Coyne argued.<\/p>\n

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\u00e2\u20ac\u015bIt is especially heartening that the new jobs will include 500 much-needed apprenticeships.<\/p>\n

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\u00e2\u20ac\u015bThis was the first big litmus test for big infrastructure projects, following June\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s EU referendum and shows that there is the appetite for\u00c2\u00a0giving the green light for such projects that the UK so desperately needs for its future economic prosperity,\u00e2\u20ac\u0165 he noted.<\/p>\n

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\u00e2\u20ac\u015bUnite will be pressing the UK government, EDF and the sub-contractors to make maximum use of British-made materials, such as steel, so that the benefits flow into the blood stream of the wider UK economy.\u00e2\u20ac\u0165<\/p>\n

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Unite and the other unions involved regard the go-ahead for the \u00c2\u014118bn project, which will generate seven per cent of UK electricity demand, as vital in terms of providing thousands of jobs and \u00e2\u20ac\u0098keeping the lights on\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 in the years ahead.\u00c2\u00a0 Because of delays, the start date for electricity generation has been put back to 2025.<\/p>\n

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Coyne added, \u00e2\u20ac\u015bThe trade unions involved with this project are also pleased to say that we have agreed a ground-breaking template with EDF for decent working conditions and employment practices at the Somerset site.\u00e2\u20ac\u0165<\/p>\n

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