There have been dozens of instances since 1979, the year of the Three Mile Island accident, in which nuclear reactors have had to be shut down for more than a year for safety reasons.

自1979年发生在三哩岛的事故以来，已经有几十起事故，核反应堆因为安全原因被迫关闭一年多。

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Although one of the oldest reactors in use in France, the ASN agreed last year that Tricastin's working life could be extended for another decade.

虽然它是法国现役中年龄最长的反应堆，法国核安全管理局去年还是同意将其服务期再延长10年。

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The next test of the nuclear vendors’ mettle will be the bidding this year to build four nuclear reactors in Vietnam.

对于核供应商来说，今年越南四个核反应堆机组的竞标将会是新一轮的意志考验。

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But now the Federal Atomic Energy Agency is planning a highly ambitious project, to build 40 new reactors by the year 2030.

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Tokyo does plan to restart at least six reactors within the next year, and plans to restart all reactors that post-date the Fukushima-type GE Mark I and II reactors.

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Oil-rich regions like the United Arab Emirates and smaller nations like Vietnam announced plans to build nuclear reactors in the past year.

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