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August 4, 2006

Carcieri joins governors objecting to nuke waste storage

MONTPELIER, Vt. -- Governor Carcieri and other governors from the Northeast are objecting to a U.S. Senate proposal that would allow nuclear waste to continue to be stored in their states.

Members of the Coalition of Northeastern Governors have written to key Senate leaders objecting to the proposal, included in a larger spending bill.

The governors say the plan could result in spent fuel being stored at local or regional storage facilities in as many as 31 states.

They say there's already 50,000 tons of nuclear waste awaiting permanent storage, which was supposed to be in Nevada.

Read more about the issue.

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