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Translating this theoretical model into a practicable application involves isolating a particular type of behavior and identifying the control factors affecting it. One use in the social sciences is especially appropriate in view of last week's rally in Washington against nuclear power and the mishap at Three Mile Isle last month. The author's model for determining the rate of power plant construction pits the pro-nuclear lobby against the "ecology" lobby and predicts that at a certain point a nuclear disaster will cause a catastrophic cutback in construction...
...energy crisis could ultimately destroy our economy and bring down the world economy along with it. Such a collapse would precipitate world conflict and probably atomic war. We cannot escape the danger of the atom. But I would rather risk a mishap once every 20 to 30 years than face one nuclear holocaust. Philip L. Hall Yoakum, Texas...
...sequence of human errors and mechanical failures began two weeks before the mishap. As part of a test, valves in three auxiliary pumps in the plant's secondary loop, which carries superheated water to the turbines that drive the electrical generators, were shut down. Incredibly-and in violation of NRC regulations-they were not reopened before the plant was put back into operation...
...Ford Foundation-sponsored study indicates that a nuclear ac cident at a poorly chosen site-one close to a heavily populated area or at a location where winds would carry radioactive particles toward big cities-would cause 1,000 times more damage to life and property than a mishap at a more remote spot...
...unfortunate and unfortunately common mishap of albums is the mistaken exclusion of a track. In the case of All Fly Home, "Love Sweet Love" has been deleted. Although the lyrics are listed and the album cover stated that the piece is the only song Jarreau does not sing, the song fails to appear on the disc itself. Probably with good reason. If Jarreau didn't sing...