Rita gives governments second chance at disaster response
President vows rapid federal aid as Rita nears. Officials admit Katrina mistakes and stress preparedness gains. Texas deploys 5000 National Guard and 1000 troopers while New Orleans faced hospital and nursing home losses. Leaders brace for another coastal impact with lessons from Katrina guiding action.
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Katrina
New Orleans
Michael K Lindell
Texas A&m University
White House
Scott McClellan
Homeland Security
Michael Chertoff
Rick Perry
Department of Safety
Michael Brown
Coast Guard
JetBlue plane makes emergency landing at LAX
A JetBlue Airbus A320 diverted to Los Angeles International Airport after its front landing gear failed to retract. The plane landed on its rear wheels and then rolled onto the front gear with flames. all 140 passengers and six crew members exited safely as firefighters stood by. The NTSB will investigate while passengers praised the crew and emergency responders.
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Los Angeles International
Christine Lund
Zachary Mascoon
Fire Battalion
Lou Roupoli
Long Beach
Burbank
Los Angeles International Airport
Federal Aviation Administration
Donn Walker
MOX council cites DOE violations in contract and delays
Aiken council member asserts DOE violations in the MOX contract and blames Russia approvals for project delays. He notes five metric tons of plutonium shipped to SRS and stored. defense waste processing may encase it in glass for Yucca Mountain storage. Greenpeace cites unfavorable case law in waste shipment debates.
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Russia
United States
America
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Texas
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Defense
Yucca Mountain
Nevada
Smith
General Accounting Office
Greenpeace
Jim Hodges
South Carolina
Mark Sanford
Philip Lord
Plord
Aikenstandard
NuStart names four nuclear plant sites for licenses
NuStart will file with the U S Nuclear Regulatory Commission by 2008 seeking combined construction and operating licenses for four sites in Alabama, South Carolina, Maryland and New York. The four are in northeast Alabama, near Aiken South Carolina, Lusby Maryland and Scriba New York with a possible plant opening around four years after licensing. The announcement was made by NuStart president Marilyn Kray at the National Press Club in Washington with members including Constellation Energy Duke Energy EDF AREVA Exelon Florida Power & Light Progress Energy Southern Company TVA GE Energy and Westinghouse Electric.
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N.Y
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National Press Club
Washington
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EDF International North America
Washington, D.C
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Juno Beach
Fla
Progress Energy
Raleigh
Southern Company
Atlanta
Tennessee Valley Authority
Knoxville
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