Proposed Extension of AEC Indemnity Legislation: Hearings, Eighty-ninth Congress, First Session, on Proposed Extension of AEC Indemnity Legislation. June 22, 23, and 24, 1965

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Considers H.R. 8496 and companion S. 2042, to extend the Price-Anderson Act for 10 years and to reduce governmental liability for nuclear incidents. Includes article by David F. Cavers, "Improving Financial Protection of the Public Against the Hazards of Nuclear Power," Harvard Law Review, Feb. 1964 (p. 396-440).

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