Markey grills NRC commissioner nominees over proposed decommissioning rule

In a hearing this week, Sen. Edward Markey (D-Mass.) said two would-be commissioners should stake out clearer positions on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s proposed decommissioning rule for nuclear power plants.
Markey spoke at the tail end of a nomination…

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Markey grills NRC commissioner nominees over proposed decommissioning rule

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