by Kate Sheppard | 02.08.2010 | Mother Jones
The chances of default on the government-backed loans are "very high-well above 50 percent," according to the Congressional Budget Office. "If they go belly-up, taxpayers get to pay it," said Kevin Kamps, radioactive waste specialist at Beyond Nuclear. "
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