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On the recordJune 12, 2012
We have to find better and safer ways to store nuclear waste to ensure that a disaster like the one that took place in Japan never happens here.
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Frank Lautenberg
Democratic · New Jersey

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Lautenberg calls for improved nuclear waste storage to prevent disasters.

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