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Nuclear spending debates in Congress often pit active weapons programs against the remediation of shuttered Manhattan Project and Cold War production sites, but this year’s proceeding has one defense-nuclear cleanup ally on guard against a provision she says could permanently subordinate the Department of Energy's legacy environmental programs to the agency's National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA). In a 10-minute floor speech, just before the full Senate voted to proceed with debate on the chamber's 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA),…
