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EDF Energy Chief Could Leave U.K.

The chief executive of EDF Energy, a unit of Electricite de France (EDF.FR), will leave Britain if the French company's 14 billion pound Hinkley Point reactor project collapses, U.K. daily The Times reported Monday without citing specific sources.Vincent de Rivaz, the longest-serving boss of Britain's Big Six energy companies, has staked his credibility on getting the plan to build Britain's first new reactors for decades off the ground, The Times wrote.However, the chances of the project going ahead are receding, with EDF Energy and the U.K. government in a stand-off over the level of subsidies--funded by levies on consumers' bills--that the company will receive, The Times said.Write to Dennis Baker at dennis.baker@dowjones.comSubscribe to WSJ: http://online.wsj.com?mod=djnwiresCopyright © 2013 Dow Jones Newswires...

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