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On the recordSeptember 26, 2017
Given the lack of implementation of these technologies, would you feel comfortable transporting nuclear waste through communities and across the country before we have even proved our safety technology?
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Catherine Cortez Masto
Democratic · Nevada

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Cortez Masto questions safety of transporting nuclear waste without proven technology.

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