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...public far more than they worry scientists who have studied their technology, yet the decision must be a matter of public will. Would Americans rather run the risk of a worldwide rise in temperatures or take the chance that steel canisters filled with high-level radioactive waste might someday leak? Or would they prefer to minimize both risks in favor of heavy reliance on efficiency and alternative energy -- and then not be sure the lights will come on when they flick a switch...
...damaged pipe in the air conditioning system of an adjoining office area had begun to leak, producing an inundation that lasted in some places for more than three hours...
Anctil said the leak continued for approximately three hours. Large pails were set out under the leak, which covered an area that Anctil estimated at between 30 to 40 feet. An off-duty fire fighter who happened to pass by alerted the Cambridge fire department to the situation...
Ciancio said that workers found it difficult to disable the pump on the roof. Even after the source of the leak was stopped, he said, dripping continued over the women's accessory department for much of the rest...
...absence of insulin, certain cells, such as those in the lens of the eye, continue to absorb glucose. But without insulin, glucose cannot be processed in the usual way; the cell instead converts it to sorbitol. The abnormal accumulation of sorbitol causes cell membranes to swell and leak. It also interferes with vital biochemical processes...