The Three Mile Island cleanup begins to overshadow fear
In Harrisburg officials shift from catastrophe talks to cleanup after the Three Mile Island accident. The plant sits in cold shutdown as NRC and state leaders plan core removal and decontamination efforts, with radiation still a key concern. Evacuations and long-term cooling steps frame a cautious path forward.
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Middletown
Governors press role in selecting nuclear waste sites
Washington (UPI) Govs must be consulted in locating disposal sites for nuclear wastes, says National Governors Association chair John V Evans. He urged a right to reject proposed locations and warned even with halted new plants, existing wastes require urgent, safe storage. lifting Congress to final say if states resist. Senator Johnston has proposed a federal process for interim sites and safety monitoring to advance research for permanent sites.
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D-La
Nuclear plant shutdown plan pressures Senate floor
Washington based UPI reports a bill requiring NRC to halt new reactors and shut existing ones in states lacking approved emergency evacuation plans. Seventeen states lack plans. 41 of 70 reactors would be affected, with 12 states already approved. Debate pits Sen Gary Hart against Sen Alan Simpson over timetable and nuclear energy impacts.
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R-Wyo
Health food zealots charged in deaths of two infants
New York police allege Edward and Suzette Halper fed their sons a diet of organic produce and seaweed. Darwin Halper aged 15 months died March 18 1979 and Arthur Halper aged 4 months died September 20 1976. Officials say the Medical Examiner found malnutrition as the cause.
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