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From: Hank Madison	12/29/2006 3:28:03 PM
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The EC will openly support nuclear power in Jan 10 statement London (Platts)--28Dec2006 The EC will openly support nuclear power in an energy policy statement to be released January 10, according to a report by the Paris daily Les Echos, citing a draft of the statement. The energy "package" is to be presented by Andris Piebalgs, the European commissioner for energy, to the full European Commission and the European Parliament. The document, according to the newspaper report, says nuclear power is "the most developed" of non-carbon-emitting energy sources in the European Union. It also is said to be the least vulnerable to price fluctuations for fuel materials since the price of uranium represents only a "limited portion" of the kilowatt-hour cost of electricity from nuclear plants. Uranium is also widely available geographically with reserves for several decades, the document says. It's the first time that the EC has expressed open support for nuclear, which is supposed to be phased out as a power source in at least three EU states. According to Les Echos, the EC is also proposing a high-level group to set common nuclear safety standards

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