Today she owns roughly half a dozen pieces of his work, including hyacinths spilling out of an 18th-century basket, a white rose plant in a clay pot, and a bouquet of clematis.

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Even as energy prices rose and nuclear power plant capacity was boosted in the late 1990s and early 2000s, excess inventory and uranium from decommissioned Russian warheads kept prices low.

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Water from Hurricane Sandy rose almost 7 feet above normal, threatening the water intake structure that pumps cooling water through the plant.

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