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Lisa Murkowski: The intent of the committee in adopting the third committee amendment was to prevent the President from designating the…

On the recordApril 14, 1997
The intent of the committee in adopting the third committee amendment was to prevent the President from designating the Hanford Nuclear Reservation as the site of the nationwide interim storage facility for all civilian and spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste from U.S. commercial reactors. This amendment is not intended to preclude steps that an individual utility, such as the supply system, might need to take to manage the storage of its own spent nuclear fuel.
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Lisa Murkowski
Republican · Alaska

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Discussing the committee's amendment regarding nuclear waste storage during Senate debate.

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