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The Nuclear Industry Association has welcomed the Prime Minister's remarks at Labour Party Conference confirming that nuclear power will be considered as a means of securing Britain's power supplies and combatting climate change. Keith Parker, Chief Executive, said, "Industry believes nuclear energy has a valuable role to play as part of a balanced, low carbon energy mix. Nuclear should be part of the solution." Tony Blair said: "Next year too, building on Britain's Kyoto commitments, we will publish proposals on energy policy. "Global warming is too serious for the world any longer to ignore its danger or split into opposing factions on it. "And for how much longer can countries like ours allow the security of our energy supply be dependent on some of the most unstable parts of the world? "For both reasons the G8 Agreement must be made to work so we develop together the technology that allows prosperous nations to adapt and emerging ones to grow sustainably; and that means an assessment of all options, including civil nuclear power." NIA is pleased the Government recognises the importance of energy policy as a means of combatting climate change and ensuring the UK has reliable and secure sources of energy. We look forward to participating in the review. |
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