Cooling tubes at FPL St. Lucie nuke plant show significant wear

Tampa Bay Times – by Ivan Penn
Yet another Florida nuclear plant may be in trouble.
More than 3,700 tubes that help cool a nuclear reactor at Florida Power & Light’s St. Lucie facility exhibit wear. Most other similar plants have between zero and a few hundred.
Worst case: A tube bursts and …
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US warns of explosives in toothpaste tubes

By APFebruary 6, 2014, 2:30 pm TWN

WASHINGTON/SOCHI — The U.S. Homeland Security Department is warning airlines flying to Russia that terrorists may try to smuggle explosives on board hidden in toothpaste tubes.
The threat was passed onto airlines that have direct flights to Russia, includ…
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US warns of explosives in toothpaste tubes

US warns of explosives in toothpaste tubes

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Homeland Security Department is warning airlines flying to Russia that terrorists may try to smuggle explosives on board hidden in toothpaste tubes.
The threat was passed onto airlines that have direct flights to Russia, including some that originate in the United St…
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US warns of explosives in toothpaste tubes