Everybody agrees that the function of the NRC is to protect the safety of the American people; that is its job; it is not to be a proponent of nuclear power, and in the case of Vermont, against the wishes of the people of Vermont, who did not want to see that plant extended.
Bernie Sanders: “Everybody agrees that the function of the NRC is to protect the safety of the American people; that is its job; it is…”
On the recordJune 12, 2012
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Sanders reiterates the NRC's responsibility to prioritize public safety over nuclear power advocacy.
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