Energy chief urges Dutch to use more nuclear power

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
The head of the International Energy Agency urged the Dutch government Monday to expand its nuclear power base, but the country's environment minister said that's not in the energy equation for now. Nobuo Tanaka, the IEA executive director, said the Netherlands will find it tough to reach its target of slashing carbon emissions 30 percent below 1990 levels within the next dozen years without building more nuclear power stations. "The Netherlands now faces the challenge of making its ambitious aspirations a reality," he said.