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1. United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 2. temperate; moderated by prevailing southwest winds over the North Atlantic Current; more than one-half of the days are overcast 3.
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 * Map of United Kingdom ||

a. Western Europe, islands including the northern one-sixth of the island of Ireland between the North Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea, northwest of France 54 00 N, 2 00 W b. mostly rugged hills and low mountains; level to rolling plains in east and southeast c. //total:// 244,820 sq km //land:// 241,590 sq km //water:// 3,230 sq km 4. constitutional monarchy Conservative [David CAMERON]; Democratic Unionist Party (Northern Ireland) [Peter ROBINSON]; Labor Party [Gordon BROWN]; Liberal Democrats [Nick CLEGG]; Party of Wales (Plaid Cymru) [Ieuan Wyn JONES]; Scottish National Party or SNP [Alex SALMOND]; Sinn Fein (Northern Ireland) [Gerry ADAMS]; Social Democratic and Labor Party or SDLP (Northern Ireland) [Mark DURKAN]; Ulster Unionist Party (Northern Ireland) [Sir Reg EMPEY], names of government officials, and political parties 5. //name:// London //geographic coordinates:// 51 30 N, 0 10 W 6. ADB (nonregional members), AfDB (nonregional members), Arctic Council (observer), Australia Group, BIS, C, CBSS (observer), CDB, CE, CERN, EAPC, EBRD, EIB, ESA, EU, FAO, G-20, G-5, G-7, G-8, G-10, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, NATO, NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OPCW, OSCE, Paris Club, PCA, PIF (partner), SECI (observer), UN, UN Security Council, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNFICYP, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNMIL, UNMIS, UNOMIG, UNRWA, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WEU, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC  7. //males age 16-49:// 14,729,500 //females age 16-49:// 14,125,600 8. English, Welsh (about 26% of the population of Wales), Scottish form of Gaelic (about 60,000 in Scotland), white (of which English 83.6%, Scottish 8.6%, Welsh 4.9%, Northern Irish 2.9%) 92.1%, black 2%, Indian 1.8%, Pakistani 1.3%, mixed 1.2%, other 1.6% (2001 census), Christian (Anglican, Roman Catholic, Presbyterian, Methodist) 71.6%, Muslim 2.7%, Hindu 1%, other 1.6%, unspecified or none 23.1% (2001 census) 9. 60,943,912, 0.276%, and population distribution 10. London, Birmingham, etc. 11. //total:// 4.93 deaths/1,000 live births //male:// 5.49 deaths/1,000 live births //female:// 4.34 deaths/1,000 live births, and // total population: // 78.85 years //male:// 76.37 years //female:// 81.46 years 12. n/a 13. $2.281 trillion ($37,400 per capita) 14. 0.9% 15. coal, petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, lead, zinc, gold, tin, limestone, salt, clay, chalk, gypsum, potash, silica sand, slate, arable land 16. major agricultural and industrial products 17. exports: manufactured goods, fuels, chemicals; food, beverages, tobacco Imports: manufactured goods, machinery, fuels; foodstuffs 18. pounds 19. exports: $468.7 billion Imports: $645.7 billion 20. n/a [|http://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/uk.html]
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III. Background The nuclear fuel cycle: a process which involves the production of electricity from uranium in nuclear reactors. It is also a progression of nuclear fuel through different stages. Uranium is a very common metal found throughout the world, and it can be used as a nuclear reactor. The nuclear fuel cycle takes this uranium and deposits its nuclear waste. After this uranium is enriched, the fuel is is fabricated at a fuel fabrication plant. Thus fuel is the used in homes and buildings as energy. This is then reprocessed over and over, until no fuel is left. The remains, nuclear waste, is then disposed of at certain places. The US and UN are currently involved with the nuclear fuel cycle, and have a big interest in the nuclear fuel cycle as of today.

IV. UN Involvement The UN has been very involved with the Nuclear Fuel cycle. First off, the UN has created IAEA and the Nuclear proliferation treaty, to eliminate these harsh conditions. The Nuclear Proliferation Treaty will decrease the manufacturing of atomic weapons, making the waste of the nuclear fuel cycle lessen. This will ultimately stop waste from being deposited. Also, the UN has set up a watchdog program to find and eliminate all illegal nuclear weapons being held by terrorists.

V. Country Policy / Solutions The United Kingdom, one of the biggest contributors towards the IAEA, believes solely in getting rid of all nuclear weapons, and anything that pertains to nuclear energy. The United Kingdom has signed the Nuclear Proliferation Treay, and is currently attempting to stop nuclear bombs. The United Kingdom's nuclear fuel cycle is very sufficient, and the IAEA clearly approves of our nuclear fuel cycle. On of the solutions thgat the UK has come up with is to slowly reduce the mining of uranium in all countries, which will reduce nuclear deposits. In addition, the UK will stop nuclear bombs from increasing, so no threats are posed to other countries.