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Ed Markey: “I appreciate that but again, we just had Fukushima. We know that many of the nuclear power plants in our Country are…”

On the recordJune 3, 2014
I appreciate that but again, we just had Fukushima. We know that many of the nuclear power plants in our Country are built on or near earthquake faults and we have the Commission's actual conclusion.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey highlights risks of nuclear plants near earthquake faults post-Fukushima.

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