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On the recordJuly 10, 1996
They were a little off. They are now approaching $3 billion for what they have done at Yucca Mountain. I say, without placing all the blame on the Department of Energy, a lot of it has been, I repeat, trying to put time ahead of science. They get mixed signals to do this and do that. It has made it an impossible situation. But its move forward has been two steps forward and one step back. But they have made tremendous progress in the deserts of Nevada to determine if Yucca Mountain is scientifically proper for geological burial of nuclear waste.
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Harry Reid
Democratic · Nevada

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Discussing the progress and challenges of the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste project.

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