The reason this is important is, unfortunately, due to Fukushima Daiichi in Japan, which is a great tragedy. A lot of people think about the containment issue, which has always been the fear. Part of the Fukushima Daiichi problem was the spent fuel in the pools, which might be a bigger environmental disaster based upon things that cannot be planned. That's why we continue to push this. I appreciate my colleague for coming down.
John Shimkus: “The reason this is important is, unfortunately, due to Fukushima Daiichi in Japan, which is a great tragedy. A lot of…”
On the recordDecember 8, 2011
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