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On the recordMarch 17, 2009
So far, this Administration has sought to kill Yucca Mountain as a long-term repository for spent nuclear fuel without yet providing an alternative.
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Lisa Murkowski
Republican · Alaska

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Murkowski criticizes the Administration's stance on nuclear waste management.

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