. >> my colleagues and i did a number of estimates based on the spent fuel catching firire at reaeactors, and some of these estimates wewent into ththe huns of f billions of dollars. >> so why is ththliability y cap for insurarance only $12.6 billn if the acactual cosost of a disr could be far greater? >>>> now, clearly aftfter fukus, $12 billllion doesn't lolook lie nearly y enough. >> raising the cap would be costly. the nuclear industry says $12.6 billion is enough because nucuclear power is safe and the probably of a major accident low. >> i think that the amomount of covererage is a adequate. we hae seen that the three mile island accident, the amount was far below the amount of coverage provided. we have no other experience in the united states of an accident that t would reah the level of $12.6 billion,n, and none is expepected, given te stronong safety standndards enfd by the u.s. nuclear regulatory commission. >> we have a very strong regulatory process, a set of regulations. we do inspections. we have a strong enforcement process to handle when regulations aren't being followed