Federico E. [i.e. F.] Peña Nomination: Hearing Before the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, United States Senate, One Hundred Fifth Congress, First Session, on the Nomination of Federico E. [i.e. F.] Peña to be Secretary of the Department of Energy, January 30, 1997, Volume 4 |
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... million gallons of highly radioactive waste , 66 million gallons of waste contaminated with plutonium , acres of contaminated soil and groundwater , and untold contaminated structures . In 1988 , the cleanup costs were es- timated ...
... million gallons of highly radioactive waste , 66 million gallons of waste contaminated with plutonium , acres of contaminated soil and groundwater , and untold contaminated structures . In 1988 , the cleanup costs were es- timated ...
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... million of that has come from Minnesotans alone . Yet , the task of disposing of commercial nuclear waste has not been accomplished with taxpayer's money , which is being spent with very little in return . Having recently returned from ...
... million of that has come from Minnesotans alone . Yet , the task of disposing of commercial nuclear waste has not been accomplished with taxpayer's money , which is being spent with very little in return . Having recently returned from ...
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... million from Minnesotans alone to dispose of commercial nuclear waste with very little return . Having recently returned from Yucca Mountain , I believe progress has been made over the last year . But , after 15 years and with nearly ...
... million from Minnesotans alone to dispose of commercial nuclear waste with very little return . Having recently returned from Yucca Mountain , I believe progress has been made over the last year . But , after 15 years and with nearly ...
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... million gallons of biodiesel are sold in the European Union annually . In the U.S. , the commercial development of biodiesel has been curbed somewhat by the decisions of the Department of Energy to exclude cost - competitive biodiesel ...
... million gallons of biodiesel are sold in the European Union annually . In the U.S. , the commercial development of biodiesel has been curbed somewhat by the decisions of the Department of Energy to exclude cost - competitive biodiesel ...
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... millions of dollars there with lit- tle progress . It is going to have to be changed substantially . You have talked properly about our domestic production . I think that includes taking a look at more access to public lands for the ...
... millions of dollars there with lit- tle progress . It is going to have to be changed substantially . You have talked properly about our domestic production . I think that includes taking a look at more access to public lands for the ...
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