Word: whether
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...improper operation of some valves in the containment building of Unit No. 2, which is still far too contaminated with radiation to be entered, contributed heavily to the accident.) At a critical time when the NRC, which is headed by a five-man board, should have been deciding whether or not to seek evacuation of the T.M.I, area, ''the commissioners became preoccupied with the details of evacuation planning and the drafting of a press release...
...years it has been under construction. Nuclear plants now operating produce electricity more cheaply than coal-fired power stations (1.50 per kw-h for nuclear in 1978, vs. 2.30 for coal), but the cost of finishing those now under construction will be so enormous that there is some question whether that competitive advantage can be maintained...
...should establish a ''nuclear priesthood'' of superbly trained reactor technicians and free them from the supervision of power-company executives. These technicians could shut down a reactor any time the gauges misbehave, without thinking about costs. Weinberg also suggests that the nation investigate whether some types of reactors-the graphite-moderated, gas-cooled kind used in Britain, or Canada's ''Candu,'' cooled by liquid sodium-might be safer than the pressurized-water reactors built by the U.S. industry...
...Arab village do not want us there, they should be allowed to live their entire lives without seeing a single Jew. That should be true even in Nablus. We would say: ''All right, you don't want Israeli tourists; we can live without visiting Nablus. But whether you like it or not, you have to accept that an Israeli will be allowed to buy land or even a house in Nablus if the owner wants to sell it. We are not foreigners here, and neither...
...case by describing the issues as well as his own views. Warren was known for declaring his opinions clearly and strongly at the outset, cutting through legalisms to ask persistently, ''Is it right? Is it fair?'' Burger is more tentative. Some of his colleagues wonder whether he is always adequately prepared for conference; when he states the issues, he sometimes seems to be reading them for the first time from a memo written by his clerks...