Lamar Alexander actually said...

It is important for Americans to know that there has never been a death at a civilian reactor in the United States.

We want to not only establish that culture of safety, we have established it, we want to strengthen it.

We are going to make sure that every precaution is being taken to safeguard our people from a similar nuclear incident.

The tragedy in Japan should serve as a clear warning that we can't be complacent when it comes to nuclear safety.