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On the recordMarch 15, 2011
Don't you think that we should hold off on licensing new reactors on new reactor designs or approving new loan guarantees until we assure that these new reactors are safe and we have learned the lessons of Fukushima?
Said by
Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey advocates for a pause on new reactor licenses until safety is ensured post-Fukushima.

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