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On the recordMarch 29, 2011
Those of us who support nuclear power as a part of the mix of electricity generation in the United States, and for the world, ought to be among the first to ask questions about what can we learn from what happened in Japan, about the safety of our own reactors.
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Lamar Alexander
Republican · Tennessee

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Emphasizes the need for safety inquiries following the Japan nuclear incident.

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