Word: plant
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...decades of legal squabbling and unruly protests have turned the Seabrook, N.H., nuclear-power plant into a symbol of everything that is wrong with atomic energy in the U.S. But the start-up of low-power testing at Seabrook last week signaled that a fresh wave of pro-nuclear sentiment is stirring in Washington. The testing permit was the second granted in two months: the first went to Long Island's Shoreham nuclear plant, even though the reactor's owner had already decided to junk...
...husband. A sought-after speaker on the international journalists' circuit, she spends much of her time outside the country, often popping up at gala occasions like the inauguration of Venezuelan President Carlos Andres Perez, a longtime friend. When at home, she is driven to the paper's run-down plant each morning in a blue Toyota jeep. In her air- conditioned office, she puts her feet up to relieve her painful osteoarthritic condition. And, constantly sipping ice water, she scans editorials, signs checks and reviews digests of news events...
...models are not simply glimpses of Harvard's physcial plant. They are also indicative of the University's mindset, a mindset that champions expansion. The models are a pictorial statement that for the nation's oldest college, less is never more...
...were delighted," says Sam Kitadai, a director of the board at the mill and one of about a dozen Japanese living in Blytheville. So are the locals. The plant produces 550,000 tons of steel a year and employs 366 people. Local trucking and service companies have sprung up, giving the town an additional 150 jobs. "I don't have the words to tell you what the plant means to us," says Mayor Joe Gude. "It has people thinking positive again...
Investigators analyzing the blowup of the Challenger shuttle and the disasters at Three Mile Island and Chernobyl have found that in each case, critical errors were made by people struggling with unusual work schedules and lack of sleep. The two nuclear plant accidents happened in the wee hours of the morning. Similarly, most truck wrecks related to fatigue occur between 2 a.m. and 4 a.m. "Shift workers classically have to perform when their brains are trying to put them to sleep," observes Dr. Charles Czeisler of Boston's Brigham and Women's Hospital. "They are fighting the internal clock." Many...