"Most people in the nuclear industry are in the autumn of their careers, " observes KevinThomas, chief executive of engineering firm Babcock's support services, which will be working with Hitachi.
At 3:15 in the morning, Jamie Powers and KevinThomas, environmental conservation officers for New York state, ease their 31-foot boat into the inky waters of Jamaica Bay, which bisects the boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens.