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Spending Bill Includes $24 Billion Loan Guarantees for Nuclear Industry

Spending Bill Includes $24 Billion Loan Guarantees for Nuclear Industry

The House is set to vote Tuesday on the $500 billion 2008 Omnibus Appropriations Bill. Hidden in the bill is a major energy package that would boost government financing for the nuclear industry. It would provide loan guarantees of up to $25 billion for new nuclear reactors. We speak with Harvey Wasserman, editor of nukefree.org. [includes rush transcript]

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