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By Rhodri Morgan The UK government is in talks with Japanese technology giant Hitachi to buy back a Welsh site earmarked for major nuclear development. According to a report in the Financial Times, Great British Nuclear, the nuclear body owned by the UK state, is in early stage discussions to buy the land in Wylfa, Anglesea back from Hitachi which in 2020 canned plans to build a new £20bn reactor there. Ministers are now looking for new buyers into the project, one of which is reportedly South Korean nuclear developer, Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO). The area is unique within Europe …

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