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Nuclear Waste Policy Act Signed

January 07, 1983
Washington, DC
Nuclear Waste Policy Act Signed

President Reagan signs the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982, the Nation's first comprehensive nuclear waste legislation.

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