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On the recordMarch 10, 2011
So the decay radiation in this spent fuel that we're moving and saying OK, after 5 years we're going to move this. You're still going to have a level of radiation there.
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Lisa Murkowski
Republican · Alaska

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Murkowski highlights ongoing radiation concerns even after moving spent fuel.

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