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John Shimkus: “I think it is a stated federal position by law that Yucca Mountain should be opened.”

On the recordMarch 15, 2011
I think it is a stated federal position by law that Yucca Mountain should be opened.
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John Shimkus
Republican · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Shimkus asserts that federal law mandates the opening of Yucca Mountain.

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