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| | New energy czar tells delegation he knows Paducah plant's needs - By Joe Walker |
 | | McConnell, Sen. Jim Bunning, R-Southgate, and Rep. Ed Whitfield, R-Hopkinsville, held a brief teleconference with reporters after the meeting in Washington, D.C. All have been intensely involved in plant budgetary matters, and criticized Abraham's predecessor, Bill Richardson, when they felt funding was inadequate and projects were lagging. |
 | | Whitfield said Abraham was educated on issues such as Paducah plant operator USEC Inc.'s long-term contract to buy uranium blended down from dismantled Russian nuclear warheads, and how that affects USEC's business. |
 | | He, McConnell and Whitfield led legislation to pay workers and surviving families up to $150,000 for plant-related illness or death. |
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