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)

MENTAL HEALTH PROTEST--Rodney Rankin, of Gallipolis, takes part in a demonstration by mental health workers, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Thursday, March 1, 2001. The protest was over proposed budget cuts to the 12 state-operated centers for those with mental retardation and developmental disabilities. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)