That would likely mean a greater reliance on Western reactor technology and plant-management methods and on Western providers of nuclear equipment and services, which have struggled for a place in this state-dominated industry.
In a move exposing his own cynical refusal to take seriously the threat posed by nuclear proliferation, ElBaradei ended his October 2004 warning regarding the disappearance of the Iraqi nuclear equipment by asking anyone with information about the whereabouts of Iraq's nuclear program to give his office a telephone call.
Russia's nuclear power equipment and service export monopoly, Atomstroiexport, is building the plant under supervision of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the United Nations' nuclear watchdog agency.
Determined to give effect to its unmet 31 July demand that Iran suspend all uranium enrichment-related and reprocessing activities, the Security Council today imposed sanctions on that country, blocking the import or export of sensitive nuclear materiel and equipment and freezing the financial assets of persons or entities supporting its proliferation sensitive nuclear activities or the development of nuclear-weapon delivery systems.
It has also been a leading supplier of nuclear power generation equipment.
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The qubits were "programmed" using radio pulses, and the results of the calculations read using nuclear magnetic resonance imaging equipment, the same kind of machine a medical doctor might use to look inside at an injured head.
But so far the agency hasn't documented any significant deployment of such equipment at Iranian nuclear sites.
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In these cases, the utility book value of nuclear or technologically obsolete plants and equipment exceeds market value.
Beyond a commitment to maintain Britain's nuclear deterrent, he said little about equipment.
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After all, DNA is charged with assuring that the effects of nuclear weapons on conventional military hardware and equipment are properly understood and factored into designs and operational practices.
Arkansas Nuclear One, drops a huge piece of equipment in the turbine building.
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Black Watch Regimental Sergeant Major Brian Cooper also criticised the shortage of nuclear, biological and chemical protection suits and equipment.
Russia has provided Teheran with nuclear-related technologies, missile components and other advanced equipment.
New rules imposed by the NRC require plant operators to install or improve venting systems to limit core damage in a serious accident and set up sophisticated equipment to monitor water levels in pools of spent nuclear fuel.
This week, West German Foreign Minister Hans-Dietrich Genscher responded to damning evidence that German companies have provided Iraq with equipment and know-how related to chemical, biological and nuclear weaponry.
As part of my job, I reported alarming inadequacies: in one case high-grade equipment (ASME III, class 1) was operated in nuclear power reactors with no accepted safety file, regardless of a previous accident and a half-dozen failures in achieving acceptable design results.
Such technical difficulties shouldn't prevent Tepco from taking measures to make sure the equipment at Fukushima Daiichi is working, said Tadashi Narabayashi, a nuclear-engineering professor at Hokkaido University.
This is particularly true among the small cadre of physicists who have actually had first-hand experience with the extremely esoteric business of designing, testing and maintaining the nuclear weapons in our stockpile today -- arguably, the most complex pieces of equipment ever produced by man.
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Nuclear experts also noted that North Korea could be facing similar technical difficulties as Iran in operating the equipment, which spins at supersonic speeds and can easily break apart or leak uranium gas if its parts aren't balanced and fortified with high-end metals.
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While each partner brings high quality relationships with equipment suppliers, the joint venture will not be bound to any single vendor for new nuclear development, and will be able to make use of the best available technology for each element of the nuclear new-build programme.
The new ruling, passed June 3, gives Brazilian government owned power company Eletrobras (EBR), along with national and international equipment partners, the ability to buy capital goods, building materials, infrastructure materials and nuclear industry specific technologies for use in energy generation without having to pay the IPI, or industrial production tax, nor tariffs on imported goods.
And as for the nuclear reactor accident, the United States provided us with the human resources and experts, and also the equipment, without hesitation.
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If it's not buying a nuclear deterrent from a US company, it's working with fellow Europeans on some rather significant defence equipment, such as fighter aircraft.
But it helps that America has been assisting Russia and others with security upgrades, including better fences, surveillance equipment and radiation monitors, as well as security training, at military and civilian sites where nuclear materials are used or stored.
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