Word: plant
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...spring break with her kids. She's thinking less about how much time she may have and more about how she spends it. "I was cleaning my bathroom, and thinking, I really don't want to spend too much time doing this," she says. "Another thing I did was plant some lilacs and other flowers - something I hope to enjoy and I know my family will enjoy. That's work I'm happy to fill my days with...
...announced that this spring it would be applying for a permit with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to run Indian Point for another 20 years. Giuliani, who was hired by Entergy as a security consultant in 2003, said at a press conference in late November that he felt the nuclear plant was secure...
...Indian Point to be safe, Senator Clinton expressed doubts. "Everything should be on the table during the relicensing process, and the public's concerns must be addressed," the Democratic Presidential hopeful said in a terse statement. Last month she reintroduced legislation calling for an independent safety assessment of the plant...
...Concerns about Indian Point grew after 9/11, when it was noted that American Airlines Flight 11 flew almost directly over Indian Point on its way to the north tower of the World Trade Center. While the plant has been improving its environmental and security record, David Lochbaum, director of the nuclear safety project for the Union of Concerned Scientists, contends that federal standards still aren't high enough...
...basing security assumptions on the idea that only a small group of bad guys will go after the plant, and that there will be no aircraft involved," he said. "If that's true, if the bad guys cooperate with our assumptions, then we're OK." If not, he says, the scenario could be grim. Lochbaum cites a report written by his organization that claims a successful assault on Indian Point could result in the immediate deaths of as many as 44,000 people, with nuclear fallout eventually causing cancer in half a million people or more...