Energy firm E.ON says two sites in the county may be considered as a location for new nuclear power stations.

The German giant, which runs sites at Kingsnorth and the Isle of Grain, wants to build two nuclear plants in the UK.

The company's first choice would be to build the plants near existing nuclear sites. But if E.ON is unable to acquire such sites they would consider building near their existing coal or gas-fired power stations.

A spokesman for E.ON said: "Nuclear power on the Isle of Grain or at Kingsnorth is not something we can categorically rule out."

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