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Energy boss warns against chasing 'nuclear unicorns'

Jeff Dimery says people need to understand renewables come with higher power costs. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS)

An electricity and gas boss has hosed down the opposition's plan to replace coal-fired power stations with nuclear reactors to keep the nation's lights on.

Gunning for nuclear power was like "looking for unicorns in the garden", Alinta Energy chief executive Jeff Dimery told the National Press Club in Canberra on Wednesday.

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