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Ernest J. Moniz: “It produces more than 60 percent of our non-greenhouse-gas emitting power, making nuclear energy our Nation's single…”

On the recordSeptember 13, 2016
It produces more than 60 percent of our non-greenhouse-gas emitting power, making nuclear energy our Nation's single largest contributor of carbon-free electricity.
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Ernest J. Moniz

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Moniz emphasizes nuclear energy's role in providing carbon-free electricity.

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