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Bill Cassidy: “On June 29 an administrative court judge--the Department of Energy did not have the authority to close Yucca Mountain.”

On the recordMay 31, 2011
On June 29 an administrative court judge--the Department of Energy did not have the authority to close Yucca Mountain.
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Bill Cassidy
Republican · Louisiana

Editor's note · Context

Cassidy questions the legality of the Department of Energy's closure of Yucca Mountain.

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