URANIUM PLANT--U.S. Secretary of Energy Spencer Abraham, right, is joined by Gov. Bob Taft during a news conference at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Thursday, March 1, 2001. Secretary Abraham announced that the Dept. of Energy will provide $125.7 million for transition programs at the Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Facility. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)