"Hopefully what there is, is an intelligent debate which takes us away from the polarised pro and anti nuclear plans that were formed in many minds in the 60s and 70s," he told BBC Radio 4's Today programme.
"There's a completely different context for the debate now and let's have it on an intelligent and rational basis".
Further . . .
Mr Wilson said the government had to create the right conditions to allow the private sector to decide whether it can invest in nuclear power. It would need some guarantee of electricity prices to ensure it was economically viable, he said.
"If we don't do that, then our targets on carbon reduction are out the window," he said.
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UPDATE: Prime Minister Tony Blair gets a thumbs up from Synthstuff.
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