Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - CNN - 20110401:17:14:00
Take a look at these numbers that we have for you and the cost of a meltdown. the nuclear regulatory commission commissioned a study to determine the cost of a nuclear disaster and estimated 50,000 debts and 314 billion in property damage, adjusting that amount for inflation brings us to the 720 billion that you see here in today's money. now back in the 1950s, the government capped the liability for utility companies. that cap adjusted for inflation is currently $12.6 billion. but i want to take you over here to our chalk board so we can compare those numbers. we're saying the cost is $720 bi...