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Ed Whitfield: “Well, thank you, Secretary Chu. And because of the event in Japan and Chernobyl and Three Mile Island and other events…”

On the recordMarch 15, 2011
Well, thank you, Secretary Chu. And because of the event in Japan and Chernobyl and Three Mile Island and other events, the news media certainly is focused on what is happening in Japan and the impact that that would have on nuclear power in America.
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Ed Whitfield
Republican · Kentucky

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Whitfield acknowledges media focus on nuclear power due to recent international incidents.

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