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Carillion goes nuclear
French construction group Eiffage has signed a partnership agreement with Wolverhampton-based Carillion to bid jointly to build nuclear power plants in Britain. The two groups have worked together in the past, notably on the Channel Tunnel and the Copenhagen metro system. In 2008, the government made clear its intention to renovate the nuclear power sector, which currently comprises ten plants that account for less than 15 per cent of the electricity produced in Britain. In France, nuclear power meets 80 per cent of the country's electricity needs. Several groups have already expressed an interest in the British project, notably French utility EDF, which wants to join with Britain's Centrica to build four plants.