States claim NRC ignoring nuke cleanup concerns

Attorney General TJ Donovan. Photo by Anne Galloway/VTDiggerVermont and three other states are accusing the Nuclear Regulatory Commission of favoritism as the federal agency seeks to revamp rules for decommissioning nuclear plants.
Vermont officials, including the Vermont Attorney General, have joined their counterparts in Connecticut, Massachusetts and New York to lobby again for stricter decommissioning regulations and a stronger role for states in nuclear cleanups.
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