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Nobody could tell us or really had a very good idea, if there were a massive release of radiation, what kind of medical treatment people were going to need and this or that, or, indeed, whether there would be medical personnel around.
William Scranton
None of us knew what this power plant looked like. We had no schematic drawing.
William Scranton
All of the information that we were getting up to that time from the NRC people, from our people who knew something about nuclear power, was that the breach of the core was not a likelihood to happen.
William Scranton
But the issue became, how long do you keep the press waiting so that you can gather more information?
William Scranton
What I had said in the morning was that this is what we know has happened, but there has been no significant off-site release. Only to find out moments later that, in fact, there had been an off-site release. I still haven't gotten over that.
William Scranton
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission and EPA, et cetera, had worked out what allowable releases are.
William Scranton
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Based on Keywords: unnerved
I definitely lived my life like I wasn't in the public eye.
Shannen Doherty
I love music so much I love what I do. I work very hard at being the best musician I can be because I love it.
Diana Krall
Ninety per cent of the world's woe comes from people not knowing themselves, their abilities, their frailties, and even their real virtues. Most of us go almost all the way through life as complete strangers to ourselves - so how can we know anyone else?
Sydney J. Harris
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And I remember walking in there and, I must say, I was quite unnerved the closer I got to it.
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Nobody could tell us or really had a very good idea, if there were a massive release of radiation, what kind of medical treatment people were going to need and this or that, or, indeed, whether there would be medical personnel around.
William Scranton
None of us knew what this power plant looked like. We had no schematic drawing.
William Scranton
All of the information that we were getting up to that time from the NRC people, from our people who knew something about nuclear power, was that the breach of the core was not a likelihood to happen.
William Scranton
But the issue became, how long do you keep the press waiting so that you can gather more information?
William Scranton
What I had said in the morning was that this is what we know has happened, but there has been no significant off-site release. Only to find out moments later that, in fact, there had been an off-site release. I still haven't gotten over that.
William Scranton
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission and EPA, et cetera, had worked out what allowable releases are.
William Scranton
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Based on Keywords: unnerved
I definitely lived my life like I wasn't in the public eye.
Shannen Doherty
I love music so much I love what I do. I work very hard at being the best musician I can be because I love it.
Diana Krall
Ninety per cent of the world's woe comes from people not knowing themselves, their abilities, their frailties, and even their real virtues. Most of us go almost all the way through life as complete strangers to ourselves - so how can we know anyone else?
Sydney J. Harris