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Energy Secretary Chris Wright: ‘We Want to Launch the American Nuclear Renaissance in This Administration’
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CNN

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The Lead with Jake Tapper (CNN)

Name: The Lead with Jake Tapper (CNN)
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02/26/2025 05:47 pm
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TAPPER Let s talk ░░░░░░░░ your energy agenda Your ░░░░░░░░ is in fracking so ░░░░░░░░ are obviously for the ░░░░░░░░ production of export an ░░░░░░░░ of coal oil and ░░░░░░░░ You have visited two ░░░░░░░░ labs in New Mexico ░░░░░░░░ week to push for ░░░░░░░░ use of nuclear energy ░░░░░░░░ a reliable and affordable ░░░░░░░░ of power You also ░░░░░░░░ the tech sector using ░░░░░░░░ energy to become a ░░░░░░░░ force in the development ░░░░░░░░ artificial intelligence DOGE has ░░░░░░░░ initiated the reduction of ░░░░░░░░ federal workforce including at ░░░░░░░░ Department of Energy How ░░░░░░░░ you going to be ░░░░░░░░ to do all of ░░░░░░░░ with so many cuts ░░░░░░░░ at your agency and ░░░░░░░░ WRIGHT Oh I don ░░░░░░░░ think we ll be ░░░░░░░░ at all The last ░░░░░░░░ President Biden grew the ░░░░░░░░ workforce by 20 percent ░░░░░░░░ his four years there ░░░░░░░░ prices went up opportunities ░░░░░░░░ Americans went down We ░░░░░░░░ appliances more expensive and ░░░░░░░░ performance So it s ░░░░░░░░ the output isn t ░░░░░░░░ related per person We ░░░░░░░░ going to do sensible ░░░░░░░░ sense regulations to drive ░░░░░░░░ increase energy prices expand ░░░░░░░░ and opportunity for Americans ░░░░░░░░ drive down prices And ░░░░░░░░ d love to elaborate ░░░░░░░░ the lab trips as ░░░░░░░░ if you got time ░░░░░░░░ that TAPPER Yeah tell ░░░░░░░░ about that because that ░░░░░░░░ interesting Is there going ░░░░░░░░ be a real push ░░░░░░░░ more nuclear energy in ░░░░░░░░ administration WRIGHT Absolutely We ░░░░░░░░ to launch the American ░░░░░░░░ renaissance in this administration ░░░░░░░░ I was at the ░░░░░░░░ largest national labs First ░░░░░░░░ Alamos That is the ░░░░░░░░ of America s national ░░░░░░░░ system and that was ░░░░░░░░ headquarters of the Manhattan ░░░░░░░░ where in a rushed ░░░░░░░░ we developed an atomic ░░░░░░░░ in a race against ░░░░░░░░ Germany We won that ░░░░░░░░ helping bring the war ░░░░░░░░ a conclusion and setting ░░░░░░░░ up to win the ░░░░░░░░ War The next Manhattan ░░░░░░░░ is AI We need ░░░░░░░░ lead and win that ░░░░░░░░ as well The consequences ░░░░░░░░ equally dire if we ░░░░░░░░ behind in this race ░░░░░░░░ it s going to ░░░░░░░░ a lot of energy ░░░░░░░░ lot of intelligence a ░░░░░░░░ of investment a lot ░░░░░░░░ innovation a lot of ░░░░░░░░ spirit.”
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