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On the recordAugust 1, 2011
The bottom line is we cannot let the lessons learned from Fukushima become a forgotten story by dragging our feet on some of these critical short-and long-term improvements that can be made now.
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Mark Kirk
Republican · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Emphasizes urgency in applying lessons from Fukushima to improve nuclear safety.

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