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Even so, atomic power has been considered a bargain because of the plant's low operating costs. "It's like spending more for a car that gets better mileage," explains Jerry Stanbrough, a spokesman for Illinois' big electric utility, Commonwealth Edison. But even these numbers now look shaky. Instead of being available to churn out electricity 80% of the time, as advertised, nukes have been shut down for inspection or repairs on the average of 40% of every year. Like cars that often go back to the shop, they have not delivered their "better mileage...
...solutions to such critical problems as the inequitable distribution of wealth and undermines the legitimacy of corporations. His solution: bring business and Government into a more harmonious relationship by federally chartering the 2,000 largest companies, then enfranchising them to fill community needs. Under this scheme, for example, Con Edison would work with Government to plan power needs. Ultimately, such community requirements would determine the controls on the corporations. Ironically, suggests Lodge, the outcome could be less intervention by Government than there is now in the affairs of U.S. business...
...last week somebody finally heard Boston Edison. Somewhere in a clutter of small offices on the 20th floor of the Saltonstall Building in downtown Boston, the secretary of environmental affairs was listening...
This week was different. The agency decided to cause some trouble--throwing a money-wrench into Harvard's plans by rejecting the impact statement's findings, and insisting that Harvard come through with additional data on many of the points that Edison had contested...
Chances look good for such a deal because Harvard's pollution projections are so low that even if they are half as high as Edison claims they should be, the pollution would still be below allowable state limits...