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On the recordAugust 20, 2013
as a result of political compromise, we put some really bad judges on the circuit court and they produced a 2 to 1 decision requiring the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to license Yucca Mountain. Their opinion means nothing. Yucca Mountain is dead. It is padlocked. Nothing is going to happen there.
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Harry Reid
Democratic · Nevada

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Reid criticized the court's decision on Yucca Mountain, claiming it had no real impact.

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