Bomb threat follows sabotage at Virginia nuclear plant
Officials identify sodium hydroxide as the chemical involved in contaminating 62 fuel elements at Vepco Surry plant while a bomb threat prompted evacuation. FBI and NRC probe inside job theory amid security concerns. North Anna elements checked. access controlled by special cards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Electric and Power Co
Larry Power Plant
C.M. Stallings
Vepco
Virginia
Richmond, Va
Surry
Virginia Electric & Power Co
Norfolk
James Surrat
State Office of Emergency Services
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
CM. Stallings Jr
FBI
NRC
North Aman
Vepes
Orhiravciar
North Anna
Louisa Coun
Needear
Gale
Weilly
Britain’s election fuels women’s movement fears
London AP reports Thatcher’s victory makes her Britain’s first female prime minister and Europe’s first but trims women MPs from 27 to 19. Feminists fault no senior Cabinet posts for women while lamenting Labour losses. the Equal Opportunities Commission welcomes a woman in the top post amid low female parliamentary presence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Margaret Thatcher
Britain
Europe
House of Commons
Conservative
Thatcher
Equal Opportunities Commission
Commission
Roberta Vincent-Emery
Jenny Earl
Rights For Women
Congress tightens grip on nuclear power policy
Congress moves to curb commercial atomic power after the Three Mile Island accident. The House Interior Committee backed a temporary moratorium on new reactor construction and directed inspectors to be posted at all plants, with a plan to improve emergency links and require a detailed response plan for future emergencies. Senate action followed with similar probes and opposition to states lacking evacuation plans.
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Washington
Three Mile Island
Congress
Senate Environment Committee
House Interior Committee
House
Thomas P. O'Neill Jr
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Senate
Interior Committee
Energy Subcommittee
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Richmond
Women Labor Party
N-power
Pennsylvania
Boston Edison
Plymouth
Mass
Houston Lighting and Power
Allens Creek
Houston
Arizona Public Service
Palo Verde
Portland General Electric
Pebble Springs
Arlington
Ore
Beahy
Volare
P.S
P.E
Delure
Cordoba
Rad
Auto
Rana
Jon
Auto. P
Tate
BAIN
Comiel Power
Wererina
Orion
Morarch
P.B
Lebaron Salon
Mata
Quto
P.5
P.B. Air
Brive Auto
Fairmont
Boonsboro
N. Main St
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