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1Nuclear safety — covers the actions taken to prevent nuclear and radiation accidents or to limit their consequences. This covers nuclear power plants as well as all other nuclear facilities, the transportation of nuclear materials, and the use and storage of… …
2catastrophe — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ absolute, big, complete, great, major, terrible, total ▪ minor ▪ national …
3catastrophe — ca|tas|tro|phe [kəˈtæstrəfi] n [Date: 1500 1600; : Greek; Origin: katastrephein to turn upside down , from kata ( CATACLYSM) + strephein to turn ] 1.) [U and C] a terrible event in which there is a lot of destruction, suffering, or death =… …
4Nuclear power in Ukraine — Ukrainian coin commemorating nuclear power In 2007, nuclear power supplied 47.5% of Ukraine s electricity production of 195 billion kWh. The total installed capacity of nuclear reactors in Ukraine is over 13 GWe.[1] …
5arms control — 1. any plan, treaty, or agreement to limit the number, size, or type of weapons or armed forces of the participating nations. 2. the measures taken to limit the weapons systems or armed forces. * * * Limitation of the development, testing,… …
6Chernobyl disaster — This article is about the 1986 nuclear plant accident in Ukraine. For other uses, see Chernobyl (disambiguation). Chernobyl disaster …
7List of recurring Earth characters in Stargate SG-1 — This is a list of recurring characters from Earth in the science fiction television show Stargate SG 1. Contents 1 Stargate Command personnel 1.1 Kevin Elliot 1.2 Janet Fraiser 1.3 …
8Séisme de 2011 de la côte Pacifique du Tōhoku — 東北地方太平洋沖地震 Vue aérienne des dégâts du tsunami (e …
9Famine — This article is about scarcity of food. For other uses, see Famine (disambiguation). Child victim of the Holodomor. A famine is a widespread scarcity of food. This phenomenon is usually accompanied or followed by regional malnutrition, starvation …
10international relations — a branch of political science dealing with the relations between nations. [1970 75] * * * Study of the relations of states with each other and with international organizations and certain subnational entities (e.g., bureaucracies and political… …
