1.64 million Number of jobs the Sept. 11 attack will cost the U.S. by the end of the year
75 Percentage of adult Americans who contributed money, clothing or time to WTC disaster relief
$1.9 billion Operating budget of the 2002 Winter Olympics
$27.2 million Amount to be spent on Secret Service agents who will be used to secure Olympic events
77,000 Number of tons of highly radioactive nuclear waste that Energy Secretary Abraham Spencer recommends be buried in Yucca Mountain, 90 miles from Las Vegas
10,000 Number of years the spent pellets to be buried there will remain radioactive
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