The government of Sweden has reversed a decision, taken nearly thirty years ago, to phase out nuclear power. It said new reactors were needed to help secure the country's energy supply. The Deputy Prime Minister, Maud Olofsson, said the agreement would also help tackle climate change. Correspondents say public support in Sweden for nuclear energy has grown amid concerns over global warming. The country voted in a referendum in 1980 to close it's twelve nuclear reactors by 2010.

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