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Ed Markey: As you testified in March, reprocessing makes no financial sense, but it is not only economically unjustifiable, it is…

On the recordSeptember 14, 2016
As you testified in March, reprocessing makes no financial sense, but it is not only economically unjustifiable, it is also dangerous.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey emphasizes the economic and safety risks of spent fuel reprocessing.

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