Hanford Accidents Total 127 Since 1943, DOE Says
A DOE report obtained by the Associated Press counts 127 significant accidents at the Hanford nuclear reservation since 1943. Fourteen were in the most serious category, with the last major incident in 1980. No worker fatalities are listed, and safety at Hanford is described as exemplary.
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Yakima
Wash
Hanford
Associated Press
U.S. Department of Energy
DOE
Ben
Jamin Franklin Cooling
Richland
Washington State
Astronauts Test Motion Sickness in Space Study
Discovery astronauts undergo motion sickness tests aboard Cape Canaveral aboard the second day of their mission. They ride a rotating chair and a 40 inch rail sled with blindfolds and earplugs while receiving electrical impulses. German physicist Ulf Merbold also tests the sled.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Discovery
David Hilmers
Hilmers
Ulf Merbold
Teens fall short on vigorous exercise in nationwide survey
The Centers for Disease Control reports that fewer than 40 percent of 11 631 high school students in grades nine through 12 achieve at least 20 minutes of vigorous exercise three times weekly. Males reach 50 percent while females only 24.8 percent.
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Atlanta
Centers For Disease Control
Environmental coalition hails Harkin environmental record
The League of Conservation Voters praises Iowa Senator Tom Harkin for reconciling farm and environmental interests over 15 years in Congress. It notes his voting as broadly aligned with major environmental groups, with criticism limited to ethanol support due to higher CO2 emissions.
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Gazelle
Wie
Pes
Washington
Iowa
Tom Harkin
League of Conservation Voters
California
Jerry Brown
Sen
Paul Tsongas
The
League
Bush
Pat Buchanan
Congress
Harkin
LCV
Monkeys Vaccinated Against AIDS Type Virus
Scientists report four macaque monkeys showed immune response to simian immunodeficiency virus using outer coat fragments, a method linked to HIV vaccine approaches. Duke University researchers support potential human applicability, noting safety concerns with whole inactivated HIV vaccines.
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Washington
Shiu
Lok Hu
Bristol-Myers Squibb Pharmaceutical Research Institute
Seattle
Science
The
American Association For
the Advancement of Science
Dani Bolognesi
Center For Aids Research
Duke University
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