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To make money. that profit motive really pushes directly against making investments and safety measures, so what we're seeing in japan isn't unique there. in fact, here in isn't unique there in the united states there are a loft proposals to keep the oldest plants up and running. >> why are nuclear power plants less safety conscious than say airplanes or factories? you know when you get on an airplane, they are very concerned about safety because it would kill the industry if they had too many accidents, obviously, it should. same with big corporations when they have heavy industry like car ma...

Objective of the power companies is the same. they are producing electricity to make money. that profit motive really pushes directly against making investments and safety measures, so what we're seeing in japan isn't unique there. in fact, here in isn't unique t the united states there are a loft proposals to keep the oldest plants up and running. >> why are nuclear power plants less safety conscious than say airplanes or factories? you know when you get on an airplane, they are very concerned about safety because it would kill the industry if they had too many accidents, obviously, it should...

Today about how they are simply extending the life at least on paper of these nuclear reactors over in japan so they don't have to build new ones which is not very popular to do. >> sure. whether you're talking about nuclear reactors in the united states or in japan, of the powes is the same. they are producing electricity to make money. that profit motive really pushes directionally against making investments and safe measures, so, you know, what we're seeing in japan isn't unique there. in fact, here in the united states there are a lot of proposals to keep some of our oldest power plants up...