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Suicide attempts at Hinkley Point put mental health in the spotlight
Workers construct reinforced steel around giant water cooling pipes during construction work at Hinkley Point C power station near Bridgwater, Somerset, in June

FRENCH energy giant EDF has said it is determined to tackle mental-health issues among workers building its Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant.

The company made the comments after the Unite union revealed that there had been 10 suicide attempts in the first four months of this year.

EDF confirmed that one person had taken their life while working at the site in Somerset but insisted that the firm was doing everything it could to prevent more deaths there.

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