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On the recordJuly 6, 2009
It is not cheap. It costs us billions of dollars to build a new nuclear power plant. But they are pretty good in terms of how much carbon dioxide they put out.
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Thomas Carper
Democratic · Delaware

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Discusses the costs and benefits of nuclear power in reducing carbon emissions.

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