One compromised spent-fuel canister could deliver an 1850 msv dose of radiation to the population within 1 mile.
I really don't think it's a good idea to be moving this stuff around too much.
Rick Holmes, of Marlboro, is a retired newspaper editor and columnist. MARLBORO-Ho Chi Minh City,
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Twilight Music kicks off its 20th annual Twilight On The Tavern Lawn series of folk, world beat, jazz, folk rock, pop, and bluegrass summer concerts on Sunday, May 28, with the Vermont Jazz Center Sextet. The series of seven concerts continues every other Sunday through Aug. 20. All concerts begin at 6 p.m. in downtown Putney on the Putney Tavern lawn (bring a lawn chair or blanket) or, in case of rain, at Next Stage at 15 Kimball Hill. The...
Donald Trump views other people's money as a tool he can use. It doesn't matter if he defaults on his loans, because with creative bookkeeping and manipulated tax returns he still comes out ahead - the hell with those he owes money to. That is the same kind of attitude that makes him attractive to the Republicans and their history of liking supply-side economics. The 1 percent can default on their tax obligation to their nation, using tax cuts, loopholes,
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