Huhne promises nuclear safety review will be completed within months

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Energy and climate change secretary says government should "not rush to judgment" following crisis in Japan

Energy and climate change secretary Chris Huhne has today resisted calls for the UK to follow in the footsteps of Germany and temporarily close some of the UK's older nuclear power plants, arguing the...

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