Word: certainly
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...force reported to President Carter that the problem of disposing of radioactive waste from nuclear plants was far more complex than either the industry or the Government had believed. At about the same time, the NRC shut down five nuclear power plants in the East because it was not certain they had been designed so that their coolant pipes could survive an earthquake...
...rays. About half of that radiation comes from the sun and cosmic rays, another 45% from exposure to diagnostic and therapeutic medical equipment, and only about 5% from atomic fallout and such consumer products as microwave ovens and TV sets and production of nuclear power. Radiation sickness is almost certain at exposures of around 50,000 millirems. The Government has set a permissible annual level of radiation exposure for the general public of 500 millirems and for nuclear power plant workers 5,000 millirems. But these standards have been sharply questioned by radiation biologists, physicians and other scientists...
...measure comes before the House this week. And there it could be in trouble. A potential majority, composed of Republicans and conservative Democrats, seems determined to enact legislation that would bring the Federal Government closer to balancing its budget. Even if they fail this time, the budget balancers are certain to keep trying...
...Israelis may have been joyous at the White House, but at home they betrayed a certain ambiguity about the treaty. Some 70,000 sang and danced in Tel Aviv's Malkhei Yisrael Square on the night of the treaty signing, and similar festivities took place throughout the country. Still, the mood of the celebrations was more restrained than free spirited as Israelis looked ahead apprehensively to arduous negotiations with the Palestinians about how much autonomy their old enemies should have on the West Bank and in the Gaza Strip. And, as the Israelis realized, the hard-won peace with...
...memo written by the former computer programmer of the lottery stated categorically that officials run part of the lottery manually--and it suggested that officials use certain procedures, such as flipping a coin, in parts of the assignment process...