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...Eliot House Senior Common Room was damaged Sunday night by steam escaping from a broken radiator. The steam damaged several valuable paintings and antiques in the room before Building and Grounds officials discovered the leak...
...steam also warped a veneer 18th century Chippendale-style secretary desk in the room, which will require "considerable treatment," Miss Jones said...
According to Buildings and Grounds officials, who discovered the damage early Monday morning, a valve in one of the radiators cracked, leaking water and steam throughout the room. Wood paneling on the wall warped and cracked in several places, and the wooden floor was extensively damaged by water...
...Along with radiation, critics of the reactor program are alarmed about the effects of thermal pollution on marine life. The problem is that nuclear plants use cool water from rivers and bays, then return it hot. All steam-generated plants require cooling water-as do many other basic industries-but reactors can use as much as 35% more water because they use heat less efficiently than plants fueled by coal or oil. Heat decreases the dissolved oxygen content in the water, makes existing pollutants more toxic, disturbs the reproduction cycle of fish and spurs the growth of noxious blue-green...
Ralph Nader, Rep. Allard K. Lowenstoin (D.N.Y.), and William Lear, designer of the Lear jet and a steam- engine car faster than commercialized gasoline- powered cars, have not yet replied to their invitations...