Lamar Alexander actually said...

Spent fuel can be stored safely on site for up to 60 years past the licensed life of a reactor.

Confirming NRC's determination on the safety of on-site spent fuel storage.

07/13/2011

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One example, in terms of constructing a new nuclear plant, between 1,400 and 1,800 jobs per plant are created.

Thank you very much for taking time to be here.

I think we should incentivize and support a broad diversity of different types of energy in our country.

For some reason, new nuclear power is not allowed to be included in this legislation in terms of meeting renewable energy standards.