Ironically, since Germany has shut down some of its older nuclear plants in response to the nuclear accident in Japan, they now have to import nuclear power from France and the Czech Republic.

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Such developments will require Germany to purchase more natural gas from Russia and other countries, and to import additional nuclear power from France.

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Supporters argue that, with a second nuclear plant, Bulgaria will not have to import electricity from neighbouring Turkey and Romania, who are speeding up plans for nuclear energy development.

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That leaves nuclear power, which charms Brazilian import-substitutors much as it did European ones after the oil shocks of the 1970s.

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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.

UN: Security Council

Japan will import more liquefied natural gas (or LNG) to meet the shortfalls created by its nuclear industry.

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