照样: as before, (same) as usual, in the same manner, still, nevertheless...
核能: nuclear energy...
之: (possessive particle, literary equivalent of ), him, her, it...
理由: reason, grounds, justification...
同伴: companion, comrade, fellow...
指挥: to conduct, to command, to direct, conductor (of an orchestra)...
挑: to raise, to dig up, to poke, to prick, to incite, to stir up...
收留: to offer shelter, to have sb in one's care...
开发区: development zone...
风土人情: local conditions and customs (idiom)...