http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/w-eur/2006/jul/11/071103932.htmlBritain unveiled its energy plan for the next 50 years Tuesday, saying nuclear power could make a "significant contribution" to the country's needs as it seeks to reduce dependence on imported fuel and cut the pollutants blamed for global warming.
Trade Secretary Alistair Darling said increasing energy efficiency and boosting the use of renewable power sources would be central, and nuclear energy could also make a "significant contribution."
"A mix of energy supply remains essential and we should not be over-dependent on one source if we're going to maintain security of supply in the future," he told Parliament.
Prime Minister Tony Blair, who once opposed nuclear power, said Tuesday that "what's changed my thinking is not just climate change, but the fact that we're going to move from being self-sufficient in basic energy to a big importer."
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