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John Fielding,
CEO
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Kirk Douglas is the chairman of the board of a powerful multinational corporation that builds nuclear power plants around the globe.
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Ben Werner,
Student Newspaper Editor
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However, there are regions in the world where nuclear power plants are still being built, regions where democratic structures are weaker and ideology still takes precedence over the rights of citizens and the market.
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Brian Mengel,
Civil Servant
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Nuclear Regulatory Commission extends deadline on installation of warning devices at nuclear power plants; Three Mile Island meets requirements for licensing of its undamaged reactor.
Since their inception, nuclear power plants and bomb facilities have been emitting fission products through accidental releases and through regular allowable emissions that the government classifies as below regulatory concern.
Preparedness for commercial nuclear power plants includes a system for notifying the public if a problem occurs at a plant.
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Tony Howell,
Skateboarder
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This facility processes radioactive resins from nuclear power plants and reduces the volume of waste through injection of the resin into a molten metal bath.
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Arthur Dawkins,
Astro-physicist
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In nuclear power plants, the chemistry laboratory is rather sophisticated and can conduct many of the basic tests needed for oil analysis with minimal modification.
Nuclear power plants emit no harmful pollutants, such as sulfur and particulates, or greenhouse gases.
For nuclear power, unlike emissions from fossil plants, emissions do not vary significantly from plant to plant.
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Josh Hogan,
Commander
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Thus, nuclear power plants and their spent fuel can be regarded as pre-deployed radiological weapons that await activation by an enemy.
That uranium is blended down from nuclear warheads into low grade fuel for nuclear power plants in the United States, and it now supplies over half of the demand for nuclear fuel in the U.
Nuclear fission power plants can contribute to both the proliferation of nuclear weapons and the spread of nuclear waste problems, which are currently unresolved even in western countries.
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