11.   Although India could have continued to run Tarapur for a while by reprocessing spent fuel, that would likely have angered the United States.

12.   But fuel was spent on lighting and air conditioning during the tense standoff in Algeria, where Muslim extremists are trying to topple the military-backed government.

13.   Douglas was responding to news that a ship carrying spent nuclear fuel from Japanese reactors to processing plants in France and England was expected to pass through the Caribbean.

14.   Georgian officials indicated Tuesday that a team of Americans was working to remove a cache of highly enriched uranium and spent nuclear fuel left over from the Soviet era.

15.   Germany pledged Thursday to take back spent nuclear fuel if it scraps reprocessing deals with Britain and France, but it stood firm in its refusal to pay compensation.

16.   Germany pledged Wednesday to take back spent nuclear fuel if it scraps reprocessing deals with Britain and France, but it stood firm in its refusal to pay compensation.

17.   In an incident highlighting possible dangers, a Russian vessel collecting spent nuclear fuel bumped into a mothballed Northern Fleet nuclear submarine in the Arctic Kola Bay.

18.   Last summer, President Vladimir Putin signed into law a plan that would allow Russia to import spent nuclear fuel from other countries for storage and reprocessing.

19.   Sixty-two nations have reached agreement on rules for handling nuclear waste and spent nuclear fuel, the International Atomic Energy Agency said.

20.   The Cold War-era submarines have spent nuclear fuel that is susceptible to leakage, overheating and explosion.