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Finland govt wants renewable energy boost, not new nuclear plants

Minister: Finland does not need new nuclear plants, Google News hosting, (AFP) –  20 April 2010, HELSINKI — Finland does not need three new nuclear plants to secure its future energy needs, the minister who is preparing a government proposal on the subject said in an interview published on Monday.“We have made calculations of what the need is, and estimates of how the need will be fulfilled. Three nuclear plants are not needed,” Economic Affairs Minister Mauri Pekkarinen told leading daily Helsingin Sanomat.Prime Minister Vanhanen has made similar remarks in the past and in an interview with regional newspapers Laensi-Savo and Itae-Savo published on Sunday he said it was not possible to give building permits for three new nuclear reactors at this time……In addition to the nuclear decision, the government is putting together a proposal for boosting the proportion of renewables in energy generation. AFP: Minister: Finland does not need new nuclear plants

April 20, 2010 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Finland, politics | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear costs, reactors, renewable energy