Hinkley could be scrapped?
EDF is threatening to pull out of the Hinkley nuclear reactor deal if an agreement cannot be reached with the government over the returns on its investment.
EDF threatens to pull plug on Hinkley
The company that wants to build two nuclear reactors in Somerset has gone public over its concerns that the government is offering an 8% return on their investment and won't guarantee them the 10% they're demanding.
EDF is warning it may pull out of the deal if an agreement isn't reached by the end of the month.
Our Somerset Correspondent, David Woodland, has been looking at the economic promise of Hinkley and what West Somerset stands to lose if the deal is scrapped:
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