The concessions included restoring federal nursing home safety standards, Medicaid money for big states and some funding for student loans.

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The British Medical Association, Royal College of Nursing and road safety charity Brake are among groups supporting the move.

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As schools, apartments and nursing homes were built around the plants, "safety never crossed our minds, " Mr. Nors said.

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