SENATORS PUSH NRC ON DRY CASK LICENSING:

SENATORS PUSH NRC ON DRY CASK LICENSING: Bipartisanship isn’t dead — at least not when it comes to pushing the NRC to speed up its licensing process for dry cask storage for nuclear waste at reactor sites. The industry has complained that requests for design changes to can take two years or more to get through the regulator, according to the letter, signed by Sens. Tom Carper — who chairs the Environment and Public Works subcommittee that oversees nuclear safety — John Barrasso, Ben Cardin and Jeff Sessions sent to NRC Chairwoman Allison Macfarlane today. Letter: http://politico.pro/1eJkQLm

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