Hitachi takes $2.8bn hit from UK nuclear project freeze

Decision creates uncertainty over nuclear industry, British energy policy

MITSURU OBE, Nikkei staff writerJanuary 17, 2019 19:03 JSTUpdated on January 17, 2019 20:48 JST | Japan

TOKYO -- Japan's Hitachi will take a $2.8 billion hit to profit after it decided on Thursday to freeze its flagship nuclear power project in the U.K.