But some in Congress want to cancel plans for the next-generation replacement for the orbiting Hubble Space Telescope.
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"Lots and lots of things are happening that indicate a worldwide interest, and most of the knowledgeable people are convinced that the next-generation replacement for the internal combustion engine is going to be a fuel cell, " Roan said.
Mr. BILL PROENZA (Director, National Hurricane Center): I was concerned that there was nothing on the books and nothing in the process of our budget process that showed that indeed NOAA was planning for what I would consider the next generationreplacement for QuikSCAT, especially since it's in on borrowed time as we speak.
These developments are likely to result in accelerated decommissioning costs, increased capital expenditures for higher cost replacementgeneration, lower reserve margins, and higher operating costs at existing nuclear plants as a result of increased scrutiny, more stringent safety procedures, and longer required maintenance outages.