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On the recordMarch 14, 2012
So why doesn't nuclear power go to Wall Street and the private sector and get that insurance?
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

Editor's note · Context

Sanders questions why the nuclear industry relies on government support instead of private insurance.

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