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Virginia Electric and Power Co. has lost its race with the clock and will have to shut down its North Anna nuclear power plant before putting Surry Unit No. 1 back in operation, officials said.</br></br>Having both units down at once will leave the state without nucleargenerated electricity for the second time this- year, Vepco officials said.</br></br>The utility had hoped to have the Surry unit operating before the closing of North Anna set for Friday, a Vepco spokesman said. Both Surry units have been out since spring for repairs, inspections and modifications. The North Anna unit was shut down in April for inspections.</br></br>.. \ VOTE CHALLENGED: The Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co. asked a federal appeals court here Wednesday to throw out the results of a union representation vote covering the companyÛªs 15.500 blue-collar workers.</br></br>the shipyard, said the company had failed to prove that chain balloting took place in the election, which was won by the United Steelworkers of America.