Rachel Scott
Rachel Scott
Rachel Joy Scottwas an American student and the first murder victim of the Columbine High School massacre, which claimed the lives of 11 other students and a teacher, as well as both perpetrators...
ProfessionOther
Date of Birth5 August 1981
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We have extensive security measures in place at the plant ... multiple layers of security which include a highly trained and qualified security force.
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We have more than 30 years of operating experience with nuclear power and we have a good record of safe and reliable operations. In addition, we think it's very important to diversify our fuel mix as much as possible.
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We do have very extensive surveillance capabilities at the plant.
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We want to make sure that we do a very thorough investigation and that we evaluate all possibilities.
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We obviously are very bullish on nuclear -- very supportive of the development of the next generation of nuclear power plants.
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We believe it may have been intentional but we haven't determined whether it was a case of human error or a deliberate act. When we have major maintenance work being done, in addition to our own employees, there are many contract workers who come in to support that. We believe some of these people may have left the area ... and may have information that would assist in the investigation.
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It's a 23-year-old event. It was thoroughly investigated at the time by both the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the Florida Department of Health, who determined that there was no health issue.
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It was contaminated with extremely low radiation levels. It was comparable to a normal background radiation level. We were told by regulatory agencies that it was not an issue.
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I think the little kids will like it.
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We are overly dependent on natural gas and of course the costs of natural gas is skyrocketing which impacts customer bills significantly.
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That's where the whole industry is. We're all trying to evaluate how long it's going to take, how much it's going to cost, all of those issues.
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As a nation and as an industry, we're seeing a lot of interest in developing new nuclear power for the future.
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It is something we have been contemplating for the last year or so.
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If we were to decide today to build, the current estimate is 12 years. That's the earliest that one could come on line.