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Ed Markey: “The costs of decommissioning power plants significantly exceed the NRC's site specific cost estimate for these plants.”

On the recordMay 5, 2022
The costs of decommissioning power plants significantly exceed the NRC's site specific cost estimate for these plants.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey expresses concern over underestimated decommissioning costs by the NRC.

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