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In article <dorfmanCuCnEu.B4y@netcom.com> dorfman@netcom.com (Merlin Dorfman) writes:
>R. Barry Angell (barrya@heaven.gvg.tek.com) wrote:
>: In article <329unr$l0@trurl.cs.utexas.edu> hiep@cs.utexas.edu (Hiep Huu Nguyen) writes:
>: >
>: >	6) How does GE influence the local, national, and international
>: >	governments?
>: >
>: GE was at one time heavily involved in the nuclear weapons industry. They had a major presence in
>: Washington, lobbying on behalf of more weapons production. A group called INFACT led a consumer
>: boycott against GE for this reason. 
>
>: I have not heard of any change in the above situation.
>: Is GE still heavily involved in the nuclear weapons busisness? Is the boycott still active?
>
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>: -- 
>: Barry Angell
>: barrya@gold.gvg.tek.com
>: Work 916-478-3749	 Grass Valley Group
>
>     I could be wrong, but I believe GE was involved in civilian/commercial
>nuclear power, not in nuclear weapons.
>     They got out of the nuclear power business years (15-20?) ago.
>                                        Merlin Dorfman
>                                        DORFMAN@NETCOM.COM
>

  General Electric designs and markets boiling water reactors and their
  fuel.  They are still in the commercial nuclear power business despite
  constant rumors that they are pulling out (I first heard such rumors
  roughly 18 years ago).



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