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THE WHITE HOUSE

                     Office of the Press Secretary
                           (Dublin, Ireland)
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For Immediate Release                                  December 12, 2000

STATEMENT BY THE PRESS SECRETARY

At the request of President Clinton, Secretary of Energy Bill Richardson will travel to Kiev, Ukraine, and represent the United States at the official ceremony marking the closure of the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant on Friday, December 15. The closure represents a major milestone for Ukraine as well as the United States and other G-7 nations, which have led the international effort to close the plant.

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