Although legally distinct from the EU, Euratom has the same membership, is governed by the EU's institutions, and provides a mechanism for loans to finance nuclear projects of EU member states.

"Great Britain can't fall back upon support from Euratom for the planned new nuclear power station Hinkley Point," Fell – a RechargeThought Leader – says.

"With that, the new nuclear plant project in England should be finally dead and existing British nuclear plants will also come under considerable economic pressure," he claims.

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