In 1982, Sandia National Laboratories simulated the impacts of a catastrophic accident at nuclear power plants on the surrounding environment for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
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In 2007, the Office for Nuclear Regulation and the Environment Agency began the process of examining four potential designs for new nuclear plants.
Berkely said transporting the nuclear waste to Nevada will damage the environment and do little to remedy the nation's nuclear-waste disposal dilemma.
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If we are talking about a hazardous environment such as a nuclear power plant, the damage caused by a single, un-networked sensor could be catastrophic, for two reasons: first the sensor failure itself could be the problem.
Geopolitics, technology (see article), economics and the environment are all changing in nuclear power's favour.
The idea is that a person would operate a robotic device remotely, but would receive or "feel" signals from a dangerous environment, such as a nuclear reactor or the surface of another planet.
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An unfailing commitment to protect public health and safety, security, and the environment is essential to ensuring that nuclear power remains part of our diversified clean-energy portfolio.
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Many experts predict the nuclear industry is poised to make a comeback in this environment.
The environment ministry, created after the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster, has many ideas.
The Environment Agency chairman also gave his backing to nuclear power, saying "it has to be part of the overall landscape of the provision of energy".
Calling on North Korea to abandon its nuclear ambitions, she said that in a challenging security environment South Korea could not "afford to remain where we are".
Scottish Green leader Robin Harper said it was "hard to be kind" about the government's record on the environment, but welcomed the ruling out of new nuclear power stations and its climate change fund.
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Lastly, more nuclear energy will allow India to power its economy without damaging the environment.
He says radiation emitted from nuclear power stations was less than that which occurs in our natural environment.
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The stated rationale was to permit an orderly transition on the part of the nuclear arsenal and its supporting industrial establishment to a permanent no-testing environment.
Nuclear power may have stable fuel prices, but it faces an unstable regulatory environment subject to public doubts and political winds.
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Joseph De Trani, former head of the National Counterproliferation Center, predicted U.S. intelligence would determine the size and composition of the nuclear device in one to three days based partly on radioactive elements released into the environment.
"It's a harsh environment for humans to work inside, " said Hidehiko Nishiyama of Japan's Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency (Nisa).
Sigmar Gabriel, the Social Democratic environment minister, insists that energy conservation and renewables can make up for the loss of nuclear power.
If you're truly interested in cleaning up the environment, or interested in renewable sources of energy, the best way to do so is through safe nuclear power.
In an interview with the BBC, Musharraf warned that a "disturbed environment" might bring in dangerous elements that could pose a risk to Pakistan's control over its nuclear arsenal.
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