As a result, there is an unlikely alliance between the nuclear industry and many environmentalists, as a growing number of greens have come to believe that nuclear energy is the best way to reduce carbon emissions.
The site was one of a number which was shortlisted for a new nuclear power station last year.
But they oppose nuclear power, a position that puts them at odds with a fair number of environmentalists who have concluded, reluctantly, that a low-carbon future without nuclear energy is a pipe-dream.
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We also spoke about Iran nuclear program, and discussed a number of other issues, including European missile defense.
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But unfortunately there are also a number of nuclear facilities in the area.
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Both India and Pakistan are proven nuclear powers after last year's tit-for-tat tests, and it is believed they may each possess a small number of nuclear warheads.
That safety, and indeed, the reliability and credibility of the nuclear deterrent will, accordingly, rely ever more critically on a dwindling number of highly skilled scientists, engineers and technicians in the U.S. nuclear weapons complex.
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With a limited number of trained nuclear workers, TEPCO, the owner of the plant, is rotating workers after far shorter periods.
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The size and composition of the current U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile have been determined by a number of relevant factors over time.
This is to fill the energy gap from closing a number of coal and nuclear power stations over the next two decades, and to meet the government's carbon dioxide emissions targets.
He cited a number of principles a new government will embrace: security, preventing Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons, economic responsibility in the face of the global financial crisis, increasing equality in sharing burdens and lowering the cost of living, including the cost of apartments.
He cited a number of principles a new government will embrace: security, preventing Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons, economic responsibility in the face of the global financial crisis, diplomatic responsibility, increasing equality in sharing burdens, and lowering the cost of living, including the cost of apartments.
Talks between the EU and Iran on the nuclear issue have been off and on for a number of years, with the last round ending in failure in January last year.
Powell had also hoped to be given a specific figure for the number of nuclear warheads Russia is intending to scrap as part of ongoing arms reductions that are running in tandem with discussions on the ABM.
Gates has invested in a number of energy companies, including an innovative nuclear power company TerraPower.
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As part of the Nuclear Security Summit, the President is currently planning to host a number of bilateral meetings.
The construction of the Rokkasho facility is largely completed, and nuclear-industry experts believe it could reach full capacity in a number of months.
And then there any number of other matters, including the India nuclear power deal and a bill making it easier for the administration to grant oil and gas leases.
If they say those sorts of things about a good faith attempt to reduce the number of nuclear weapons, can you imagine what they would say about any of the trades Gabe is suggesting?
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It seems that a door has been opened to rebuild the US-Brazilian relations that had in recent years become strained over a number of issues, ranging from Iran's nuclear ambitions to currency imbalances.
According to Dr Eastlund, breaking nuclear waste up into its constituent elements using a fusion torch would have a number of advantages over the chemical approach.
Members will also be asked to agree opposition to new nuclear power stations in Wales, and to endorse a Dental Action Plan extending the number of dental training places.
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As for the 450 Minuteman missiles that make up the other land-based leg of the arsenal, their locations are well known and the number of warheads they carry has dwindled to a small portion of the nuclear arsenal, so their future contribution to deterrence is uncertain too.
There are also a number of other unanswered questions about some of Iran's nuclear activities that have not been clarified, like its work in a more advanced centrifuge, its work with uranium tetrafluoride, which is a kind of a salt that's a step in the process that leads to uranium enrichment.
But there are still a number of hurdles to be cleared before energy supplier EDF and the nuclear engineering firm Areva can begin construction.
While operationally deployed strategic nuclear forces are being reduced in number, the U.S. will continue to maintain a responsive force to remain prepared for any immediate or unexpected contingencies.
We divided that number by a company's average output in kilowatts to come up with a cost per nuclear kilowatt.
And I write as someone who has spent a number of years dealing with scrap metal including, would you believe it, old nuclear scrap.
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America and a number of other nations have stopped sending fuel oil to North Korea because its secret nuclear programme puts it in breach of a 1994 agreement designed to prevent arms proliferation.
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