He said multiple mechanisms existed to prevent the theft or loss of nuclear material.

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Sigmar Gabriel, the Social Democratic environment minister, insists that energy conservation and renewables can make up for the loss of nuclear power.

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Meanwhile, the weaker yen means higher costs for rising imports of natural gas, which is priced in dollar terms, to help compensate for the loss of nuclear power generation capacity after most atomic power plants remain closed after the 2011 disaster at the Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear plant in northeastern Japan.

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Environment Minister Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet countered, arguing that other renewable energy sources would not be adequate to compensate for the loss of any nuclear power in France.

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But a diminution of the role of nuclear energy will be a real loss to the world.

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Given the loss of a very large nuclear plant and shutdowns of others, power shortages may extend for years.

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The widow of a naval officer who was shot dead by a junior rating on board a nuclear submarine has been awarded a medal to mark her loss.

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Among the most worrying reports of looting has been the loss of radioactive material at Iraq's main nuclear site.

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Meantime, GSE, with three nuclear simulators under construction, swung to a first-quarter loss on a 10% decrease in revenue.

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With regard to Trident, they say it would involve the loss of thousands of jobs and would cost billions in enforced redeployment, should the nuclear deterrent have to be moved.

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