Steven Chu

And indeed I am supportive of the fact that the nuclear industry is, should have to be part of our energy mix in this century.

Sen. Murkowski

Steven Chu

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Sen. Burr

Steven Chu

Sen. Burr

Steven Chu

The point here is that nuclear power, as I said before, is going to be an important part of our energy mix. It’s 20% of our electricity generation today, but it’s 70% of the carbon-free portion of electricity today. And it is baseload. So I think it is very important that we push ahead.

Sen. Burr

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Sen. Corker

Steven Chu

there is certainly a changing mood in the country, because nuclear is carbon-free, that we should look at it with new eyes

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And will you take a lead, not just to talk about it, not just to opine about it, as we often do, but actually do the things necessary to see if we can’t restart a nuclear industry in America? Are you committed to that?

Steven Chu

Senator, yes I am.

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Steven Chu

The first is to accelerate this loan guarantee program for the several [new] nuclear reactors, their need to start, to restart the nuclear industry

Sen. Landrieu

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