THE coalition government set itself on course for a potential clash with Holyrood ministers and its own backbenchers yesterday as it announced a commitment to support the development of new nuclear power stations.

ITER involves a multinational effort to harness energy produced through nuclear fusion.

A judge has thrown out a decision by federal officials to reject a nuclear waste repository on an American Indian reservation in Utah's west desert.

" A national plan to cope with nuclear incidents is being designed to confront nuclear incidents occurring in Vietnam and other countries that affect Vietnam, said a senior expert on nuclear energy.

What would you pay for a clean technology that could meet all the world's energy needs without producing an ounce of carbon dioxide? Enlarge ITER organization A cutaway view of the planned ITER Tokamak, the reactor that would theoretically produce energy through fusion.

Energy Secretary Chris Huhne is due to set out the Government's policy to secure the UK's energy supplies in the face of warnings of a potential power crisis.