A Special Meeting of Sedgemoor Council will be held later today, to discuss the shortfall in funding for their part in scrutinising EDF Energy's plans for a new nuclear reactor at Hinkley Point.

The Council says the French firm should pay more towards allowing them to examine the proposals - becuase they don't want it to cost taxpayers.

The full council's been called together to decide whether to use funds from other services or not ... a day before the body responsible for looking into EDF's application - the Infrastructure Planning Commission, meets.