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...bigger problem, from an environmental standpoint, is what to do with the tens of thousands of tons of hot waste left over from 46 years of weapons production -- everything from gloves to ball bearings. This material will , remain radioactive for millenniums. The U.S. has only one facility designed to store this production waste, but the opening of the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, 655 m (2,150 ft.) underground in massive salt domes near Carlsbad, N. Mex., has been stymied by political wrangling and safety concerns. Last week the Department of Energy attempted to sidestep congressional deliberations on the matter...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Disposing of The Nuclear Age | 10/21/1991 | See Source »

...Howard Metzenbaum (D-Ohio) told her Thomas would "quietly" drop out if she let the Judiciary Committee and the FBI approach Thomas with the issue--without even using her name. Later, Sen. Joseph R. Biden (D-Del.) told Hill she would not have to go public. From her standpoint, she did not have everything to lose by coming forward. She could just hide behind the committee and avoid the "intensely traumatic" process...

Author: By Allan S. Galper, | Title: How Do They Know? | 10/15/1991 | See Source »

...during that lull between the national anthem and the players taking the field," Verrell said. "It just started, people clapping and roaring and cheering with nobody on the field. To somebody that grew up out here, that was chilling, and it was loud. From a local standpoint, that was the one that blew my mind...

Author: By The ASSOCIATED Press, | Title: It's Tomahawk Chop Time in Atlanta | 10/12/1991 | See Source »

...from a purely financial standpoint, the city might be wise to join in, Peterkin said...

Author: By Mary LOUISE Kelly, | Title: School Choice: | 10/1/1991 | See Source »

From a medical standpoint, there are two problems with very late childbearing: health risks to the fetus and to the mother. After age 40, the risk of fetal abnormalities is substantial: the incidence of Down syndrome, for example, rises to 1 in 40 live births. (Using donated eggs from a young woman presumably reduces the risk.) The mother meanwhile faces increased risks of diabetes, obesity, high blood pressure and other complications of pregnancy -- all of which can harm the unborn child. These problems are usually manageable, however, if the woman's health is generally good...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How Old Is Too Old? | 9/30/1991 | See Source »

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