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Sat 11 Nov 2009More debate needed on nuclear power, forum told
THE USE of nuclear power should be open for debate, Minister for Environment John Gormley told the climate change forum in Dublin yesterday.
He said: “The technologies being developed, which people claim are 100 per cent safe, are still in their infancy. I’ve seen presentations on chlorine fluoride reactors and on pebble-bed technology but problems continue even though they say they are addressing the waste problem. I remain to be convinced but I’m not closing the door . . . I do think we have to have a continued debate on those issues.”
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