The head of the world’s atomic watchdog said Wednesday that global use of nuclear energy will continue to increase for decades despite the ongoing crisis at a damaged Japanese plant.
In a keynote address at the United Nations Conference on Disarmament Issues, which started Wednesday in Matsumoto, central Japan, Yukiya Amano, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), said nuclear power "will remain an important option for many countries."
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