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Feds request $463 million for nuclear waste operations near Carlsbad

Federal nuclear waste managers are hoping for a $42.7 million bump for next year to fund continued operations at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant nuclear waste repository near Carlsbad.

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Feds request $463 million for nuclear waste operations near Carlsbad

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