Finnish Minister: Nation Needs Sixth Nuclear Reactor

From Deutsche Presse-Agentur:

Helsinki - Finland should build a sixth nuclear reactor, Trade and Industry Minister Mauri Pekkarinen said in a newspaper interview published Friday.

A sixth nuclear reactor was necessary if Finland was to meet its emission targets under the Kyoto Protocol, Pekkaarinen was quoted as telling the newspaper Lansi-Savo, adding that renewable energy sources were not sufficient.

Pekkarinen also cited increased power consumption as another reason.

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