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Nuclear power

energy

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Warm-up questionsHow is nuclear fuel produced?

Are you in favor or against nuclear power?

What are the pros and cons of it?What is the fear involving these type of

energy production?

Do you know about any nuclear power

accident?In your opinion are humans really taking into

account environmental problems as priority?

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ocabularyHandwringing! the clasping together and

squee"ing of one#s hands$ especially whendistressed or worried

%rimp! have a limiting or adverse e&ect on'something(

hobble! prevent$ stop

)ledge! promiseshort notice! short period of time

*issile! 'of an atom or element( able toundergo nuclear +ssion,

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Iran<s nuclear capabilities have been the sub=ect ofglobal hand-wringing for more than two decades,While Iran<s leaders insist the country is not buildingnuclear weapons$ its enrichment of uranium andhistory of deception created deep mistrust, After more

than two years of negotiations and threats to bomb thecountry<s facilities$ Iran and world powers agreed in .uly 3457 to settle the dispute, /he deal sets limits onthe Islamic epublic<s nuclear work in e@change forrelief from economic sanctions that crimped oil e@portsand hobbled its economy, International monitors veri+ed that Iran had followed through on its pledge in .anuary$ and the country<s oil producers and banksbegan to return to world markets,

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The Situation

1nder the deal$ Iran maintains the ability to enrich uranium forpeaceful purposes, It will retain about 7$444 centrifuges capable

of separating the uranium-37 isotope from uranium ore, *or 57years$ it agreed to re+ne the metal to no more than ,B percentenrichment$ the level needed to fuel nuclear power plants$ andpledged to limit its enriched-uranium stockpile to 44 kilograms$ percent of its stores in 9ay 3457, /he

International Atomic :nergy Agency had already veri+ed that Iraneliminated its stockpile of 34 percent-enriched uranium$ whichcan be used to make medical isotopes and to power researchreactors but could also be puri+ed to weapons-grade atshort notice, Ceeping an enrichment capability was important toIran$ presumably for reasons of national pride, ike otherenriching countries such as Argentina$ ra"il$ .apan and ;outhAfrica$ the technology gives Iran the ability to pursue nuclearweapons should it choose to break its commitments, /he 1,;,estimates that the agreement e@tends the time it would take Iranto produce enough +ssile material for a bomb from a few months

to a year,

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ideo vocabularyWarhead! the e@plosive head of a missile$

torpedo$ or similar weapon,