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Rick Perry: “And I don't think anyone would argue right now that nuclear energy is healthy. It is not. And it is not because of the…”

On the recordOctober 11, 2017
And I don't think anyone would argue right now that nuclear energy is healthy. It is not. And it is not because of the regulatory burden that has been in place, the political burden that has been put in place.
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Rick Perry

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Highlights the unhealthy state of nuclear energy due to regulatory and political burdens.

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