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81Energy policy of India — The energy policy of India is characterized by tradeoffs between four major drivers: * Rapidly growing economy, with a need for dependable and reliable supply of electricity, gas, and petroleum products; * Increasing household incomes, with a… …
82Energy in Taiwan — Map of Taiwan The Republic of China, since the 1970s commonly known as Taiwan lacks energy resources and highly depends on import, so it is a top priority to develop clean, sustainable, and independent energy and achieve the balance among energy… …
83Nuclear 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] …
84Energy in Iran — [ oil reserves and 15% of its gas. It is OPEC s second largest exporter and the world s fourth oil producer.] PetroleumIran has the second largest oil reserves in the world, and the third largest exporter of it.Iran possesses abundant fuels from… …
85nuclear fission — fission (def. 2). [1885 90] * * * Division of a heavy atomic nucleus into two fragments of roughly equal mass, accompanied by the release of a large amount of energy, the binding energy of the subatomic particles. The energy released in the… …
86Nuclear renaissance — For miniatures wargame, see Nuclear Renaissance (wargame). Since about 2001 the term nuclear renaissance has been used to refer to a possible nuclear power industry revival, driven by rising fossil fuel prices and new concerns about meeting… …
87Nuclear technology — A residential smoke detector is the most familiar piece of nuclear technology for some people Nuclear technology is technology that involves the reactions of atomic nuclei. Among the notable nuclear technologies are nuclear power, nuclear… …
88Nuclear reaction — In nuclear physics and nuclear chemistry, a nuclear reaction is semantically considered to be the process in which two nuclei, or else a nucleus of an atom and a subatomic particle (such as a proton, or high energy electron) from outside the atom …
89Nuclear Liabilities Fund — The Nuclear Liabilities Fund (formerly the Nuclear Generation Decommissioning Fund) is a fund of the UK Government to provide arrangements for funding certain long term costs for the decommissioning of eight nuclear power stations formerly owned… …
90Nuclear power in Germany — The Grafenrheinfeld Nuclear Power Plant in Germany. Nuclear power in Germany accounted for 23% of national electricity consumption,[1] before the permanent shutdown of 8 plants in March 2011. German nuclear power began with research reactors in… …
