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At that time progress on containment remained slow, according to LAFD.

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Energy reliability and cost containment have become political imperatives.

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This will see expanded training facilities, investing in rescue training equipment and more resources put into flood containment.

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The reactor is surrounded by a containment structure, a chamber of steel-reinforced concrete as much as 5 feet thick—strong enough to hold the contents of the reactor if the steel vessel fails.

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“After an assessment of the conditions and the containment measures in place, the decision was made to close the incident and return control to the property owner.”

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