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Ed Markey: “Maintaining requirements for emergency response and preparedness at least until all fuel is out of the spent fuel pool…”

On the recordMay 5, 2022
Maintaining requirements for emergency response and preparedness at least until all fuel is out of the spent fuel pool and put into dry casks.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey insists on emergency preparedness until fuel is safely stored.

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