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Pole on the under pressurized plane i was worried about whether it could do more serious damage or stroke of who knows what else, they kept the plane at very low altitudes so the air crew knew what to do if something had happened to me but luckily, nothing was, it was a fantastic flit. >> she fell ill back on august 27th. she requested several emergency evacuations but was initially denied due to safety risks. but this morning the plane she had been waiting for finally arrived. the us air force ...

Feet were soaked. theyve both been hospitalized. more countries have banned food coming from japan amid fears its tainted with radiation. taiwan joins singapore, new zealand and the u.s. theres also concern about americas nuclear plants. there are 104 in the u.s. thethose plants. they explain almost 30% of those plants failed to report equipment defects that can pose, quote, substantial safety risks. according to the report, there were 24 such instances in a 10-month period between 2009 and 2010...

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Power plants fail to report equipment problems that can pose substantial safety risks. thats in the "wall street journal" today. a nuclear plant worker in tennessee has been charged with lying about plant inspections. given all that, how safe are we here in america? can the nrc, the nuclear regulatory commission keep us safe? we have the president for the institute of energy and environmental research. thank you for joining us, sir, its great to have an expert on. its been a lot of concern, and ...

Context of the united states because there are new questions obviously being raised. this is reawakening a discussion about the safety of nuclear power. one of our earlier experts made the point that these reactors are the older reactors in the japanese system than the others that were able to essentially take the earthquake without damage. let me ask you about giving extensions. tell me what your concerns were as you watch whats happening in japan about the potential safety risks? >> the 20 yea...

Up to speed on the situation. as nasa prepares for the time shuttle mission to space, there is word of new safety risks. in space. nasa aerospace safety advisory panel with dispute over the direction of the space agency could cause trouble. the problem comes from the ground. the lack of defined mission can negatively affect workforce morale and the ability to attract and maintain necessary skill set. the u.s. space travel will soon depend solely with russia flights after nasa is set to expire th...

Continental airlines is about to tell passengers go ahead, board yourself. the airline testing out new technology to let you swipe your own boarding pass at the gate. but is this convenience worth all the potential safety risks? joining us now for a fair and balanced debate, michael hoffman, former homeland security analyst on airport security systems and kate hanai is an executive director of flyers rights.org. good morning to both of you. as we were reminded on christmas day, we are a target f...

Bridge, concluding there were no safety concerns and the cracks did not compromise the structural integrity of the bridge. that meeting happening two days after this. >> calling to share with you some information about the fiu pedestrian bridge. >> reporter: thats a lead engineer from one of the companies responsible for the pedestrian bridge, speaking about those cracks and the safety risks. >> were not concerned about it from that perspective although the cracking is not good. >> reporter: nts...

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The oil is not standing still. its coming on rail here in north america if a pipeline is delayed or blocked with higher emissions and risk. we are proceeding on two proposals to the west and east. >> i dont think they do. if you want to approve this pipeline, youre going to have to stand up and say it because you cant just dodge the issues. the science and the report says higher emissions and higher safety risks, if people knew there is a connection and the pipeline being delayed. >> good paying...