Senate Approves Bill on Nuclear Liability
United Press International
WASHINGTON —
The Senate approved and sent to the White House on Friday legislation to increase the liability of nuclear plant operators to about $7.2 billion in the event of an accident.
The bill, approved by voice vote, was passed 346 to 54 in the House earlier this week. It would raise to about $7.2 billion, from the current $700 million, the pool of money that must be provided by the nation’s 112 nuclear plants for compensation in the case of an accident at a commercial reactor.
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