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On the recordMarch 15, 2011
Knowing that we are not speculating on what happened in Japan but just to go to the point, the backup generators, to keep those cooling units running, we have proactively addressed this in this country and there is a way if Hurricane Katrina comes through and hits my State and 1 system goes out, there is another system to keep it running.
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Bill Cassidy
Republican · Louisiana

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Cassidy emphasizes the importance of backup systems for nuclear safety.

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