US fast-breeder reactor fights for survival after Clinton trims budget

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Pres Bill Clinton has decided to cut the 1994 budget for the Integral Fast Reactor at the Argonne National Laboratory in Illinois from the current $125 million to $20 million. Clinton's decision is a compromise between those who were demanding the closure of the experimental reactor, and local congressmen who wanted to sustain the project. Winding down the reactor is also the main component of the department of Energy's plan to reduce its nuclear program spending from $345 million in FY 1993 to $284 million in the following fiscal year. However, the high costs of terminating the project would make substantial savings unlikely.

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Reactors and compromise

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Pres Bill Clinton has decided to cut the 1994 budget for the fast-breeder reactor at the Idaho site of the Argonne National Laboratory down from $125 million to $20 million. The abrupt budget-trimming was interpreted as another example of Clinton's willingness to compromise as a way of placating his opponents. The decision endangers the survival of the fast-breeder reactor project, upon which depends the technical advances for the setting up of future fast-breeder reactors, which seem to be the most promising among possible energy sources that do not emit carbon dioxide.

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Clinton pulls out the stops in bid to win backing for carbon cuts

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US President Bill Clinton believes that it is vital that ordinary people are made more aware of the need to take action on climate change. At present, many Americans are opposed to government action to reduce energy consumption, and observers believe that Clinton will find it hard to make people change their views. Vice-President Al Gore has also expressed firm commitment to action on climate change, stating that it is necessary to protect children from problems caused by today's high levels of energy consumption.

Public opinion, Energy conservation

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