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Dirk Kempthorne: “In fact, is it not true that S. 104 gives the President 18 months to designate another interim storage site if Yucca…”

On the recordApril 10, 1997
In fact, is it not true that S. 104 gives the President 18 months to designate another interim storage site if Yucca Mountain is found unsuitable for a permanent repository?
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Dirk Kempthorne
Idaho

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Questioning provisions of S. 104 regarding interim storage sites for nuclear waste.

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