Sandra Boente of Salomon Smith Barney, an investment bank, says that, though the government will avoid higher electricity prices in the short term, its market meddling may deter investors from backing new power projects.

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The Environment Agency chairman also gave his backing to nuclear power, saying "it has to be part of the overall landscape of the provision of energy".

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Mr Barzani sounds irked by the fact that Turkey, with all of its power and the backing of America, has demanded that the Kurds handle this problem.

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