Nuclear ships has been a dream for the Soviet admirals since 1957 when "Long Beach", the first fighting surface ship with the reactor was created.

自从1957年第一艘携带原子反应堆的水面舰“长滩”诞生后，核舰队一直是苏联将领们的梦想。

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Nuclear fuel "means any material which is capable of producing energy by a self-sustaining process of nuclear fission and which is used or intended for use in a nuclear ship."

“核燃料”，是指能够通过自身的核裂变过程产生能量，并且被用于或意图用于核动力船舶的任何物质。

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Radioactive products or waste "means any material, including nuclear fuel, made radioactive by neutron irradiation incidental to the utilization of nuclear fuel in a nuclear ship."

“放射性产物或废料”，是指伴随核动力船舶使用核燃料产生的，通过中子辐照而具有放射性的任何物质，包括核燃料。

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But by nineteen seventy-nine, the world's first nuclear-powered submarine had become an old ship.

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The ship's captain sent out a historic message: "Underway on nuclear power."

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The interception of the ship comes amid growing tensions between Israel and Iran over Teheran's nuclear program.

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It will also have a life-of-ship nuclear core for its propulsion system designed to last 40 years, which means no mid-life refueling will be required.

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Ironically, the accident happened only one day before a ship carrying nuclear fuel made up of mixed uranium and plutonium docked in Japan, surrounded by coast guard vessels and greeted by demonstrators.

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Naval war games last fall anticipated security challenges in the near future: how to deal with terrorists in the Arctic, how to deal with a rogue ship carrying nuclear weapons in the Arctic, how to move a U.S. fleet around the top of the planet, how to help clean up an oil spill.

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