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Still unsettled-and unsettling-is the question of how the U.S. can safely dispose of garbage from nuclear operations. Spent fuel and other wastes remain radioactive for thousands of years. At present a lot of such waste is stored under water in "swimming pools" at plant sites, but nuclear plants are running out of pool space. Some may have to shut down as early as 1983 unless a more permanent method of disposal is found. Nuclear plants are built to operate for about 35 years. By the year 2000 some worn-out ones will either have to be torn down...
...Israeli people." One problem concerning the transition of the Sinai to Egyptian control is that the mandate of the 4,000 U.N. soldiers presently on duty there is scheduled to end on July 24. The Soviet Union has already served notice that it is reluctant to have them remain in the Sinai beyond that date. The U.S. hopes to change Moscow's mind; failing that, it will try to assemble a multinational force to patrol the Sinai until the Israeli withdrawal is complete...
...These guys started following me and my friend after we entered Johnston Gate," said the student, who wished to remain anonymous. He added that his friend ran away and that the assailants began saying, "We're going to beat...
...clerical workers and librarians remain on strike, and many faculty members said yesterday they would not cross picket lines to return to work...
...handful of products classified as essential--and a few that slipped through a loophole in the federal regulations--may remain on the market. But officials say the exempt products constitued only two per cent of sales before the phaseout began...