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On the recordJuly 13, 2011
I'm reticent about it because if we let this go without a policy for spent fuel, if we close the plant or the repository in Nevada after spending $14 billion on it, we have $13 billion in liabilities because we can't dispose of the waste as we're supposed to.
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Dianne Feinstein
Democratic · California

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Feinstein expresses concern over nuclear waste disposal policy and financial liabilities.

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