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Death knell sounds for nuclear energy

By Rob Edwards

15 December 2001

NUCLEAR power may have had its day. The best way to cut carbon pollution and
tackle global warming is to replace oil and coal-fired power stations with
renewable energy sources, says a draft British government review leaked to
Âé¶¹´«Ã½. Nuclear power is simply too dangerous and expensive.

The review attempts to lay out Britain’s energy strategy for the next 50
years. If the government accepts its recommendations, Britain will become one of
the most environmentally friendly energy producers in the world.

The long-awaited study had been widely expected to embrace the nuclear
industry’s plans for up to 15 new…

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