LONDON, March 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Dougie Rooney, Unite National Officer for Energy, said:

"We believe it would be unwise for the UK government to sell its' controlling share of British Energy to a single company.

"If the government does sell we want a consortium of UK and international companies to buy the shares rather than a single company. Importantly we also want the government to retain the golden share that will enable it to keep control of the company and, vitally, to ensure supply."

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