The Nation - News from March 8, 1985

Union Carbide Corp. has started preliminary construction work needed to reopen its methyl isocyanate unit in Institute, W. Va., which has been closed since more than 2,000 persons died in a Bhopal, India, accident Dec. 3, company spokesman Thad Epps said. Epps said that the company will spend $5 million to $10 million for facilities to convert methyl isocyanate, a pesticide ingredient, to a safer state.