Most nuclear reactor waste is uranium, which by itself doesn't need long-term storage.

大多数核反应堆的废料是铀，它本身并不需要长期储存。

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America has also mooted a futuristic Global Nuclear Energy Partnership: those vowing not to build uranium or plutonium plants would be promised long-term fuel supply and waste handling.

美国也已酝酿未来的“全球核能伙伴(Global Nuclear Energy Partnership, GNEP)计划”：那些保证不会建立铀工厂或钚工厂的国家将得到长期核燃料供应及废料处理的许诺。

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But he says nuclear power is not a long-term solution for China's energy needs because the world's uranium stores are limited and it is difficult to properly dispose of nuclear waste.

但是他说，核能对中国来说并不是一个长远的解决办法，因为全世界金属铀的储藏量有限，而且如何妥善处理核废料也是一个难题。

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There are various advantages cited for this type of reactor, including the claim that it can be stopped easily if things get out of hand, and that it produces less long-lived nuclear waste than the uranium-fuelled fission reactors that are currently in common use.

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