The House bill HR 2699, which authorizes transportation of spent nuclear power plant fuel to a interim storage facilities, passed a House committee on a voice vote. Passage of this bill, along with three others, would permit thousands of shipments of radioactive materials through towns and cities by rail, truck, and barge. Diane D’Arrigo from the Nuclear Information & Resource Service talks about the issues and hazards surrounding this process.
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