21.   The Chernobyl nuclear plant is shut.

22.   The decision to shut the plant was announced to employees Tuesday afternoon by factory managers.

23.   The plant will be shut until more stringent safety standards are put in place, according to Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman.

24.   The plant will be shut until August.

25.   The payments typically cover the costs of severance pay for laid-off workers, relocating workers or offices, shutting plants or selling factories and excess equipment.

26.   The plant has been shut since Tosco bought it from British Petroleum Plc.

27.   Tosco said it expects BP to shut the plant.

28.   Toyota Motor Corp. said it will temporarily shut its plants in Thailand because of decreasing domestic sales amid a worsening economy.

29.   With that, the company agreed to shut the plant down voluntarily, the aides said.

30.   A government analyst suggested part of the increase came from layoffs in the automobile industry as manufacturers temporarily shut plants to retool assembly lines.