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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;letter-spacing:1.2pt">OFFICE OF GOVERNOR BRAD LITTLE<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;letter-spacing:1.2pt">OFFICE OF ATTORNEY GENERAL LAWRENCE WASDEN<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;letter-spacing:1.2pt">NEWS RELEASE<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">May 26, 2021<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><u><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Little and Wasden praise spent fuel milestone</span></u></b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">(Boise, Idaho) -
<span style="color:black;background:white">Governor Brad Little and Attorney General Lawrence Wasden issued the following joint statement today praising the
<a href="https://gov.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/74/2021/05/nnpp-dry-storage-milestone-press-release.pdf">
completion by the U.S. Navy of a major milestone</a> in the Idaho Settlement Agreement, which addresses the handling of spent nuclear fuel at the Idaho National Laboratory.</span><span style="background:white"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">“The U.S. Navy’s completion of an important cleanup milestone 18 months ahead of schedule is a prime example of the success our state and
federal government can achieve when we cooperate and remain committed to a goal that benefits Idahoans, our local economy, and the nation’s security and military preparedness. By removing this spent nuclear fuel from water pool storage, the U.S. Navy has kept
an important promise the federal government made to Idahoans as part of the 1995 settlement agreement and the 2008 Navy Addendum agreement. The Navy’s accomplishment enables the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program to continue its important national security mission
supporting our nation’s defense around the globe. We are thankful to everyone in the U.S. Navy, U.S. Department of Energy, and the State of Idaho who helped achieve this important milestone ahead of schedule, and we look forward to continuing success at INL
for the benefit of generations of Americans and Idahoans.”<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;background:white">Governor Little and Attorney General Wasden
</span><a href="https://gov.idaho.gov/pressrelease/little-and-wasden-announce-agreement-with-u-s-department-of-energy-on-spent-nuclear-fuel-generated-by-the-advanced-test-reactor-at-idaho-national-laboratory/"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;background:white">reached
a similar agreement last year</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;background:white"> with the U.S. Department of Energy, resolving uncertainty about commitments made in the 1995 Settlement Agreement and providing
the state with assurance that nuclear materials that require a cooling off period are not kept in wet storage longer than necessary.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">MEDIA CONTACTS:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Scott Graf, Office of the Attorney General, 208-334-4112 or
</span><a href="mailto:Scott.Graf@ag.idaho.gov"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Scott.Graf@ag.idaho.gov</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Marissa Morrison Hyer, Office of the Governor, 208-943-1686 or
</span><a href="mailto:Marissa.Morrison@gov.idaho.gov"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Marissa.Morrison@gov.idaho.gov</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
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