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The plan is part of the Advanced Energy Initiative announced by President Bush in his 2006 State Of The Union Address . The Department of Energy said: The Global Nuclear Energy Partnership has four main goals. First, reduce America’s dependence on foreign sources of fossil fuels and encourage economic growth. Second, recycle nuclear fuel using new proliferation-resistant technologies to recover more energy and reduce waste. Third, encourage prosperity growth and clean development around the world. And fourth, utilize the latest technologies to reduce the risk of nuclear proliferation worldwide. Through GNEP, the United States will work with other nations possessing advanced nuclear technologies to develop new proliferation-resistant recycling technologies in order to produce more energy, reduce waste and minimize proliferation concerns. Additionally, On February 16 , 2006 the U.S., France and Japan signed an "arrangement" to research and develop Sodium-cooled Fast Reactors in support of the GNEP. N {Link without Title} The funding for this program in the United States was (as of May 25, 2006) under debate, with the House of Representatives having allotted only $120 million of the $250 million requested by the White House. The Senate had yet to vote on funding, but Senator Pete V. Domenici (R-NM) was quoted in the New York Times as saying, "I plan to restore full funding for G.N.E.P. and go looking for more." {Link without Title} INTERNATIONAL REACTION Some states have reacted negatively to the idea, as it involves dividing the world between a few fuel-cycle states and a larger number of receiver states, which can be portrayed as the "haves" and "have-nots", reflecting the distinctions in the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty . There is also an unfortunate incentive on states to develop enrichment or reprocessing technology now, to position themselves to become one of the fuel-cycle states. {Link without Title} SEE ALSO
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