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Lisa Rochester
59:30 - 59:40
“One of the main concerns is the lack of long-term— of a long-term solution for high-level nuclear waste.”
- Speaker
- Lisa Rochester
- Timestamp
- 59:30 – 59:40
- Community
- Alaska News
- Captured at
- September 23, 2026
From the transcript
Senator Blunt Rochester. Thank you, Chair Capito, and thank you so much to the panel for this important hearing. Delaware often ranks last among U.S. states in energy production and produces only a fraction of the energy that we consume. In response, our General Assembly created a 25-member bipartisan task force to look at whether small modular reactors could be developed in the state. One of the main concerns is the lack of long-term— of a long-term solution for high-level nuclear waste.
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