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Fri 06 Jun 2007Union seeks meeting on nuclear energy optionThe trade union Amicus said yesterday that it would be seeking a meeting, as a top priority, with the new Minister for Energy on its report which recommends that nuclear power be considered as part of a debate on future energy needs.The report published yesterday by Amicus, on behalf of about 600 engineering and professional staff in the ESB, raises questions about the efficiency of wind-generated power, and calls for the establishment of a new national energy agency.