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Mike Simpson: I have suggested in the past that we not, as this debate on Yucca Mountain went forward, that we not do anything to ruin…

On the recordMarch 16, 2015
I have suggested in the past that we not, as this debate on Yucca Mountain went forward, that we not do anything to ruin that cave because we are going to need a cave that size to store all the study papers that have been done on Yucca Mountain; it is probably the most studied piece of earth on earth.
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Mike Simpson
Republican · Idaho

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Simpson emphasizes the importance of preserving Yucca Mountain for future studies.

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