He said that the plant meets "all of the applicable air standards."

The agency is disputing whether the plants met a deadline to be in service.

Even taking the consultants' criticism into account, the plant meets federal safety standards, he said.

Modified, the plant should meet or exceed Federal guidelines, he said.

Where these two plants meet in a given structure is the demarcation point.

Such a plant would meet all the nation's requirement for tritium, the department said.

The inspection service takes 18 months on average to ensure that plants are meeting the salmonella standard.

A. No wonder your dreams are disturbed; not many plants can meet such a daunting set of requirements.

The company says the plant, modernised at a cost of £100 million ten years ago, cannot meet today's standards.

Until 2004 the plant met 80% of Lithuania's energy needs.