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Dirk Kempthorne: “I ask the Senator from Alaska, and point out the Senator from Alaska and my friend from Idaho, Senator Craig, have…”

On the recordApril 10, 1997
I ask the Senator from Alaska, and point out the Senator from Alaska and my friend from Idaho, Senator Craig, have warned the Senate, in light of the Department of Energy's admission that it will not be able to meet its legal obligation to take title to commercial fuel, the court may rule that the Federal Government is liable for the cost of storing this waste. Is it true that some estimates indicate that it may cost between $40 billion to $80 billion to store this waste?
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Dirk Kempthorne
Idaho
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Editor's note · Context

Discussing the financial implications of the Department of Energy's failure to manage commercial fuel storage.

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