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Ed Markey: We need to ensure that we have a new rule that we put on the books that has full public participation, full…

On the recordMay 5, 2022
We need to ensure that we have a new rule that we put on the books that has full public participation, full accountability for the companies that are given the responsibility for decommissioning these plants, and that it be transparent in that we do this during the Biden era at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey emphasizes the need for transparency and accountability in nuclear plant decommissioning.

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