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On the recordFebruary 10, 2015
The government's failure to follow the law not only imperils the future of nuclear power in our country, but it also results in wasting billions of hard-earned taxpayer dollars to settle lawsuits by utilities, who are stuck with the used fuel until the government takes it.
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Dianne Feinstein
Democratic · California

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Criticism of government failure to manage nuclear waste disposal effectively.

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