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On the recordAugust 1, 2011
We have had a lot more death in traffic. We tolerate 38,000 traffic deaths every year. We have never had one with a nuclear reactor in the United States.
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Lamar Alexander
Republican · Tennessee

Editor's note · Context

Alexander compares traffic deaths to nuclear safety to highlight the safety of nuclear reactors.

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