British Energy chief: "We can't meet our climate change obligations without nuclear"

James S Murray
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Nuclear operator claim plans for four new reactors need to be accelerated

The boss of nuclear operator British Energy yesterday urged the UK to "get on with" plans to build a new fleet of nuclear reactors, insisting that the country's soon to be legally binding emission reduction...

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