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DOE nuclear nominee calls for weaning off 'unstable, untrustworthy' foreign fuel sources

Episode Summary

President Joe Biden's nominee to head the Department of Energy's nuclear energy office agreed with calls from both sides of the aisle on Thursday that the U.S. should establish its own domestic uranium supply chain and cut off uranium imports from Russia as soon as possible.

Episode Notes

President Joe Biden's nominee to head the Department of Energy's nuclear energy office agreed with calls from both sides of the aisle on Thursday that the U.S. should establish its own domestic uranium supply chain and cut off uranium imports from Russia as soon as possible.

 

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