That is why I recently introduced the Dry Cask Storage Act which gives plants 7 years to remove all the waste that can be removed from the pool and put it into safer dry cask storage.
Ed Markey: “That is why I recently introduced the Dry Cask Storage Act which gives plants 7 years to remove all the waste that can…”
On the recordMay 13, 2014
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Markey explains his legislation aimed at improving nuclear waste storage safety.
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