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John Shimkus: “In 2008, after decades of research, DOE filed an 8,700-page license application at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for…”

On the recordJuly 30, 2013
In 2008, after decades of research, DOE filed an 8,700-page license application at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for permission to construct a repository at Yucca Mountain.
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John Shimkus
Republican · Illinois

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Shimkus discusses the history of the Yucca Mountain project and its licensing.

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