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William Bryan: “I think there is a shaft of light at the end of the tunnel, if I may use that metaphor, in which a number of thoughtful…”

On the recordApril 14, 1999
I think there is a shaft of light at the end of the tunnel, if I may use that metaphor, in which a number of thoughtful Members of Congress, working together with the administration and some responsible nuclear utilities, have come to recognize the futility of the process that my friend, our senior colleague, knows only too well, and to try to work out something that addresses the legitimate concerns of ratepayers in States where nuclear reactors exist and yet does not devastate our environmental laws and create a situation that is costly and dangerous to the American public.
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William Bryan
Florida
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Discussing collaboration on nuclear energy policy and environmental concerns.

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