Nuclear Waste: Issues Concerning DOE's Postponement of Second Repository Siting Activities

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In response to a congressional request, GAO reported on the Department of Energy's (DOE) second nuclear waste repository program in light of its decision to indefinitely postpone all DOE site-specific work on a second repository.

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