For the story, I accompanied New York Department of Conservation officers Jamie Powers and Kevin Thomas on a sting operation in Manhattan.

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"Most people in the nuclear industry are in the autumn of their careers, " observes Kevin Thomas, chief executive of engineering firm Babcock's support services, which will be working with Hitachi.

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At 3:15 in the morning, Jamie Powers and Kevin Thomas, 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.

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