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On the recordJune 1, 2023
The other point I want to make, Mr. Chairman, we had a very informative hearing just before the break about small modular reactors, and this country is falling behind in that technology.
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Angus King
Independent · Maine
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Senator King warns about the U.S. lagging in small modular reactor technology.

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