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Chu: Yucca no longer option for nuclear waste

WASHINGTON — Energy Secretary Steven Chu said today the proposed Yucca Mountain site in Nevada no longer is an option for storing highly radioactive nuclear waste, brushing aside criticism from several Republican lawmakers.

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