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NRCasks
44 plan4ts
to test fuel
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AUGUSTA, Maine (AP)-The Nuclear Regulatory
Commission has notified the operators of 44 nuclear
plants that they should conduct analyses to deter-
mine whether their steel fuel containers are subject
to cracking under certain conditions.
Operators of pressurized-water reactors also were
directed to review the plants' cooling control
systems, according to Thomas Murley, director of
the NRC's safety division.
MURLEY SAID no immediate corrective
measures are needed but that steps are likely to be
taken within a year at some plants. NRC researchers
in Oak Ridge, Tenn., and Washington are studying
the problem, he said.
However, one dissenting NRC safety engineer has
urged that some older plants be shut down pending
the study.
If a crack breached the vessel's 8-inch-thick wall,
allowing the cooling water to escape, the nuclear fuel
would overhest. Fuel rods then might melt through

the vessel into the concrete containment building,
very likely causing a release of radioactive material
into the atmosphere, Murley said.
"PROTECTING THE vessel has always been one
of the highest safety priorities," Murley told NRC
commissioners at.the briefing last month. "There is
no back-up in case of a major accident. So if the
pressure vessel were to have a major failure it
almost certainly would lead to a degraded core, core
meltdown condition."
The NRC is most concerned about 14 older plants
whose containers, or reactor vessels, may reach the
point, within a few years, where they could crack if
accidentally overcooled and repressurized.
The reactor vessels encase the radioactive fuel
rods that generate the heat that eventually produces
electricity.
The phenomenon known as "pressurized thermal
shock" has long been a concern of nuclear scientists.

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Tuesday movie tickets cheaper

Daily Photo by PAUL ENGSTROM
ANN ARBOR MOVIEGOERS pass the buck at the State Theater's "Dollar Tuesdays." Response has encouraged
theater owners to continue the bargain movies.
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The Fox Village Theater in the Maple
Village Shopping Center also has
movies for a dollar on Tuesday night,
with the exception of "Raiders of the
Lost Ark," which is regular price due to
a stipulation imposed by the film com-
pany, said a spokesman.
THE SPECIAL Tuesday rate does not
appear to be detrimental to the atten-
dance at shows on other days, said
Wright of Briarwopd. Surveys taken by
the theater have shown that people are
still attending other showings at almost
the same rate as before, he said.
Other businesses in the mall also
profit from the increased traffic on
Tuesdays, said Wright.
Briarwood has had dollar shows on
Tuesday for about four months, Wright
said. There is also a daily special rate
for shows starting before a certain time
at Briarwood, in addition to specials for
senior citizens, students, and children.
The State Theater has a special 2 for 1
rate on Monday night with a Wed-
nesday special for at least fifteen years,
said Miller. Fox Theater has a special
daily rate also.
The manager of the Fox Theater was
on vacation and unavailable for com-
ment, but an employee at the theater
said, "Personally, I think it is a great
idea because it lets more people see the
movies, while still being profitable for
the management."
The manager of the State Theater
said that he will continue the program
as long as the competition does.
Fontana's
finesse
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energetic, but tasteful. The ensemble
conveyed a range of moods, at times
lyrical and at times profoundly in-
trospective - never excessively heavy
or light. One was left with a feeling of
substance, without overload.
Typical of University Musical Society
concert programming, however, there
were no (even remotely) modern
pieces. If one includes 18th Century and
19th Century works, why not include a
20th Century piece as well? Pieces like
Schoenberg's "Serenade" can beas en-
joyable and refreshing as Brahms,
Mozart, and Faure, if properly perfor-
med. With this one reservation, I look
forward to hearing Fontana Ensemble
again in Ann Arbor.

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