$7,375,000,000 for defense environmental cleanup
What the document says“acquisition, construction, or expansion, $7,375,000,000, to remain available until expended”
The defense environmental cleanup account of the Department of Energy, which pays to clean up the waste and contamination left by nuclear weapons production. Of the total, $312,818,000 for program direction expires on September 30, 2027.
What the document actually says“acquisition, construction, or expansion, $7,375,000,000, to remain available until expended”
Cleanup at old weapons sites gets $7,375,000,000. The money has no end date.
Making nuclear arms left waste behind. Some sites have been worked on for decades. This is the money for that work.
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