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U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, & Transportation
For Immediate Release
September 22nd, 2008		  
COMMERCE COMMITTEE ANNOUNCES HEARING TO EXAMINE SAFETY OF SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL TRANSPORTATION
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation announces a Full Committee hearing on The Safety and Security of Spent Nuclear Fuel Transportation, scheduled for September 24, 2008, at 2:30 p.m.



The hearing will examine the safety and security challenges relating to the transportation of nuclear waste, including the potential transportation of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste to the proposed Yucca Mountain repository. The hearing will review the current regulatory structure for the shipping and transport of nuclear waste, as well as any concerns regarding the impact of increased nuclear waste transportation.



The Safety and Security of Spent Nuclear Fuel Transportation
Full Committee
Date: Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Time:  2:30 p.m.
Location:  Room 253, Russell Senate Office Building



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