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February 16, 2012 |
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John Shimkus, R-IL
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"The nuclear power plant that I’m addressing today is called Millstone. It is in Connecticut. I always like to compare it to where the high-level nuclear waste should be, which is underneath a mountain, in a desert in Nevada, at Yucca Mountain, where, in 1987, we passed into law and said Yucca Mountain will be the location for our high-level nuclear waste. It is the law of the land."
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| High-Level Nuclear Waste |
February 9, 2012 |
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John Shimkus, R-IL
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"Before my Pennsylvania friends get all freaked out, I appreciate you letting me come to the floor for 5 minutes to do what is now a weekly constitutional of mine and talk about high level nuclear waste in Yucca Mountain."
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| Yucca Mountain Must Receive Permit |
February 2, 2012 |
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Joe Wilson, R-SC
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"We have known for decades that this waste must be properly dealt with and discarded in the proper setting. The scientific community has determined that Yucca Mountain is the ideal location for a safe national repository."
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| High-Level Nuclear Waste |
January 25, 2012 |
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John Shimkus, R-IL
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"So let’s compare it to the site that we have decided by law to establish, which is Yucca Mountain. Yucca Mountain has currently no nuclear waste on-site. The waste would be stored 1,000 feet underground. The waste is 1,000 feet above the water table, and the waste would be 100 miles from the Colorado River. Nuclear waste next to the Columbia River or nuclear waste stored underneath a mountain in a desert? That is site number one."
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| Nuclear Waste Storage In Tennessee |
January 18, 2012 |
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John Shimkus, R-IL
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"Today, we go to the great State of Tennessee, and identify a location where there is presently high-level nuclear waste stored and compare that to the site that was picked and that is in Federal law right now, which is the high-level nuclear waste depository scheduled to occur in Yucca Mountain."
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